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weapons offence

weapons offence noun: the possession or use of a weapon when committing a crime.

Noun

weapons offence (plural weapons offences)

  1. The possession or use of a weapon when committing a crime.
    • Despite a reduction in the number of young prisoners in recent years, some innovations, such as mandatory detention for young offenders for certain weapons offences, have once again seen the return of the “get tough” approach.2020 July 23, Chris Daw, “'A stain on national life': why are we locking up so many children?'”, in The Guardian

Forms of weapons offence

pluralweapons offences

Questions about weapons offence

What does weapons offence mean?
Weapons offence means the possession or use of a weapon when committing a crime.
What part of speech is weapons offence?
Weapons offence is a noun.
What is the plural of weapons offence?
The plural of weapons offence is weapons offences.

Words near weapons offence in the dictionary

  1. weapons hold
  2. weapons inspector
  3. weapons inspectors
  4. weapons of mass destruction
  5. weapons of mass disruption
  6. weapons offence
  7. weapons offences
  8. weapons tight
  9. weapons-grade
  10. weapons-grade uranium
  11. weaponshaw

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