Definitions of offending
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offending against or breaking a law or rule“contracts offending against the statute were canceled”
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Synonyms:
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sinning
transgressing a moral or divine law
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offensive, violative
violating or tending to violate or offend against
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Antonyms:
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unoffending
not offending
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sinning
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