OFFENSE

'Offence' or 'offense' (see American and British English spelling differences, -ce/-se) may refer to:

★ Offence (law), a violation of the penal law

★ Offense (sports) That portion of a team that is in control of the ball or puck at the beginning of the play, except in baseball. In baseball, the offense is the team at bat. In some sports, the players on the field or court play both offense and defense depending on the ebb and flow of the action. In others, there are specialized offense squads and defense squads.

★ Offense (policy debate) refers to an argument which does more than mitigate another argument

★ Offense (etiquette), an untasteful thought, emotion, action or other behaviour

★ Offense (band) , Metal band