Offense
Offense (also spelled offence) is a term for:
- in sports, an attack
- in law, a violation of the penal law
- a breaking of a rule or regulation
- a discourtesy (hurting the feelings of others)
Childish offenseEdit
Children are are often scolded and/or punished for childish offenses (misbehavior) by their parents, guardians, or other people in loco parentis such as babysitters, governesses, teachers, etc. Most importantly they are considered developmental issues expected of childhood to be dealt with on that level and moved on. This is opposed to more serious problems like adult crimes. Some childish offenses stem from age inappropriate behaviors that are only considered offenses due to the person's age.
Examples of childish offensesEdit
Typical examples of punishable childish offenses are:
- disobedience (e.g. to their parents)
- disrespect, defiance, rebellion against authority, acting too big for their britches
- lying
- tattletale
- stealing (e.g. toys, books, food, money)
- teasing, picking fights
- hurting people or animals, hitting, biting, kicking, throwing
- damaging property (vandalism)
- pulling pranks
- playing hooky
- cursing, name calling
- throwing tantrums
- carelessness, slovenliness, uncleanliness
- laziness
- fidgeting
- irresponsibility
ThesaurusEdit
- delinquency
- misbehavior
- misconduct, wrong conduct, bad conduct
- misdoing, misdeed
- misdemeanor
- malefaction
- malpractice
- wrongdoing
- outrage
- naughtiness
- delict
- crime
- felony
- tort
- sin
See alsoEdit
- If-Then Chart
- Offense on Wikipedia (disambiguation)