Offense
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Offense or Offence may refer to:
- Offence (law), a violation of the penal law
- Offense (sports)Offense (sports)In sports, offense or offence , also known as attack, is the action of attacking or engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring points or goals...
, the action of engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring - Offense (policy debate)Offense (policy debate)In policy debate, offense refers to arguments that make a definite value judgment about an advocacy.For example, "Ice cream is bad for your health" is an offensive argument, while "Ice cream doesn't make you healthier" is a defensive argument....
, arguments that make a definite value judgment about an advocacy - The OffenceThe OffenceThe Offence is a 1972 drama film, based upon the acclaimed 1968 stage play This Story of Yours by John Hopkins, directed by Sidney Lumet under the working title Something Like the Truth. It stars Sean Connery as police detective Johnson, who kills Kenneth Baxter , a suspected child molester, while...
, a 1972 drama film directed by Sidney Lumet - "Offense" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent