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offend against someone or something

to anger or affront someone or something. We do not wish to offend against anyone. He didn't realize that he offended against their cultural values.

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To blaspheme is to offend against certain beliefs, whereas hatred is something incited against people. An offensive law by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk In fact, Jesus promised very harsh punishment against those who harm little childrenHe said: ``If any offend against a little child, it would be better if a millstone was placed about their neck and be cast into the sea. Punish the paedophiles by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) Both categories of juvenile offenders are equally likely to offend against females (46. Inter alia by St. Gerard, Vanessa / Corrections Compendium			off the cuff off the face of the earth off the hook off the mark off the peg off the rack off the record off the shelf off the subject off the top of head off the track off the wagon off the wall off to a flying start off to a running start off to one side off to the races off to the side off topic off-colour off-key off-line off-the-cuff off-the-wall offend offend against offend with offense offer offer for offer one cannot refuse offer to offer up office officiate often ogle Oh, boy oh, sure Oh, ye of little faith Oh, yeah? oil oil the wheels oink out ointment okay old old as Methuselah old as the hills old battle-axe old college try			offed offed offed Offenbach Offenbach Offenbach am Main Offenbach am Main, Germany Offenbach Edition Keck Offenbach, Germany Offenbach, Germany Offenbach, Hesse Offenbach, Hessen Offenbach, Jacques Offenbach, Jacques Offenbach, Jacques Levy Offenbacher Fussball Club offence offence offence offenceless offences offences offences Offences against the person Offences Against the Person Act Offences Brought to Justice offend offend offend offend offend against offend against the law offend with Offend Your Friends Offendant offended offended offended offendedly offendedly offender offender offender offender Offender Accountability Act offender against society offender against the law Offender Aid and Restoration Offender Aid and Restoration of Arlington County Offender Based State Correctional Information System Offender Based Tracking System Offender Based Transaction Statistics Offender Based Transaction System Offender Communication System Offender Compliance & Monitoring Unit Offender Data Information System Offender Detail Report Offender Group Reconviction Scale Offender Integrated Management System Offender Learning and Skills Offender Learning and Skills Service

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