Plural of offense
regular plural
The plural of offense is offenses.
Forms of offense
| Singular | offense /əˈfɛns/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | offenses /əˈfɛnsɪz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Offenses in a sentence
- The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor.2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion
- We are investigating several unprosecuted offenses from the past.From the entry unprosecuted
- However, we find that Black officers make less arrests related to drug offenses.2020 June 12, Kate Waldock and Luigi Zingales, “Should we defund the police?”, in Capitalisn't. From the entry underpolice
- There is this underpolicing argument that you’re making for drug offenses.2020 June 12, Kate Waldock and Luigi Zingales, “Should we defund the police?”, in Capitalisn't. From the entry underpolice
- This device was designed for hangings of criminals convicted of capital offenses.2018, Robert Sacré, Charley Patton: Voice of the Mississippi Delta. From the entry drophole
Meaning of offense
- noun A crime or sin.
- noun An affront, injury, or insult.
- noun The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
Questions about the plural of offense
- What is the plural of offense?
- The plural of offense is offenses.
- Is offense countable?
- Offense is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: offense (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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