Offense vs. Violation — What's the Difference?

The act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront.

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated

The state of being offended.

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

A violation or infraction of a moral or social code; a transgression or sin.

An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.

A transgression of law; a crime.

Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent.

Something that outrages moral sensibilities

The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.

(ŏfĕns′) The act of attacking or assaulting.

Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc.

The means or tactics used in attempting to score.

An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the violation of a church.

The team in possession of the ball or puck, or those players whose primary duty is to attempt to score.

Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.

Scoring ability or potential.

Ravishment; rape; outrage.

The act of offending.

A crime less serious than a felony

A crime or sin.

An act that disregards an agreement or a right;

An affront, injury, or insult.

Entry to another's property without right or permission

The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.

A disrespectful act

A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.

The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will

The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.

The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury.

The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure; as, to cause offense.

A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin.

In any contest, the act or process of attacking as contrasted with the act of defending; the offensive; as, to go on the offense.

The members of a team who have the primary responsibility to score goals, in contrast to those who have the responsibility to defend, i.e. to prevent the opposing team from scoring goal.

A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

A feeling of anger caused by being offended;

A crime less serious than a felony

The team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

The action of attacking an enemy