The book was withdrawn for the offending passages to be deleted...
The dentist commenced to dig, drill and finally fill the offending tooth.
Ms Mann is working with young offenders and trying to break cycles of offending.
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offending — of‧fend‧ing [əˈfendɪŋ] adjective the offending... the thing that is causing a problem: • He demanded that the offending paragraph be deleted. • The company told the judge that the offending ads would no longer be used. * * * offending UK US… … Financial and business terms
offending — index delinquent (guilty of a misdeed), felonious, offensive (offending), repugnant (exciting aversion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
offending — of|fend|ing [əˈfendıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) the offending ... the thing that is causing a problem often used humorously ▪ I decided to have the offending tooth removed. 2.) relating to or guilty of an illegal offence ▪ offending behaviour ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
offending — adjective the offending ... often humorous the thing that is causing a problem: I decided to have the offending tooth removed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
offending — adjective offending against or breaking a law or rule contracts offending against the statute were canceled • Ant: ↑unoffending • Similar to: ↑sinning, ↑offensive, ↑violative … Useful english dictionary
Offending — Offend Of*fend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Offending}.] [OF. offendre, L. offendere, offensum; ob (see {Ob }) + fendere (in comp.) to thrust, dash. See {Defend}.] 1. To strike against; to attack; to assail. [Obs.] Sir P.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
offending — adj. Offending is used with these nouns: ↑article, ↑party … Collocations dictionary
offending — of|fend|ing [ ə fendıŋ ] adjective only before noun OFTEN HUMOROUS causing a problem or breaking a rule: It was the first newspaper to print the offending photograph … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
offending — un·offending; … English syllables
offending — UK [əˈfendɪŋ] / US adjective [only before noun] often humorous causing a problem, or breaking a rule It was the first newspaper to print the offending photograph … English dictionary
