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offender

n. an accused defendant in a criminal case or one convicted of a crime. (See: defendant, accused)

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"I am sure," said she, "I am very sorry if I have offended him.
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"Excuse me my Sophia for having thus unwillingly offended you--" replied I--and then changing the conversation, desired her to admire the noble Grandeur of the Elms which sheltered us from the Eastern Zephyr.
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Panelo, who is also Duterte's chief legal counsel, also asserted that the President never intends to offend women with his sexist jokes.
Panelo: Duterte will be first to obey 'Bawal Bastos' law
They also examined whether school suspensions, the most common response to youth's misbehavior at school, amplified the likelihood that adolescents would offend as they grew into young adults.
Children suspended in school, more likely to engage in offending behaviour
Umno secretary-general Tan Sri Annuar Musa today apologised for saying that a by-election might happen in Langkawi, claiming that the remark was made in jest and not meant to offend anyone.
Umno sec-gen says sorry for 'Langkawi by-election' remark
Didn't those young men sacrifice enough for us to stop worrying about who we offend and start to realise that those so easily offended are the ones strangling our rights to be free and the freedom so many of those who did not return died for.
Fly your England flags with pride; LETTERS&NOSTALGIA
Professor George Mair, an expert in criminal justice at Liverpool Hope University, said people are most likely to offend in their late teens.
Marriage 'is key to ending life of crime' on The EXPERT SAYS MOST YOUNG OFFENDERS 'GROW OUT OF IT'
More than half of women who offend are themselves victims of domestic abuse, just over half of female prisoners report childhood abuse, and almost half of all women in custody are reported to suffer from anxiety and depression.
Transforming the way we deal with women in jail; Tackling 'stubbornly high re-offending rates' and cutting female offending in Wales are high on the list of priorities for UK Justice Minister Simon Hughes, as he promises to transform rehabilitation of criminals
In some parts of the world, such as the U.S., adolescents who offend sexually have also been subjected to registration and community notification laws in the hopes of protecting people from being victimized by these youth (Zimring, 2004).
What were we thinking? Five erroneous assumptions that have fueled specialized interventions for adolescents who have sexually offended
Our intention with our new video was never to offend, hurt or trivialize Native American people, their culture or their history," the group wrote Saturday on their (http://www.nodoubt.com/news/default.aspx?nid=39659&aid=408&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_medium=News&utm_content=nid_39659) website .
No Doubt Apologizes: 'Looking Hot' Video Pulled After Native Americans Say It's Offensive
One indication of how confused we are comes from the manner in which politicians, activists and commentators keep assuring us that the right to freedom of speech does not give us the right to offend people.
It hurts but right to offend should stay
1 : to hurt the feelings of or insult <She uses language that offends people.>
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