OFFEND (2)

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Of‐fend″, v. i. 1. 1. To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to stumble; to sin.
Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. James ii. 10. If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive. Shak. 2. 2. To cause dislike, anger, or vexation; to displease.
I shall offend, either to detain or give it. Shak. To offend against, to do an injury or wrong to; to commit an offense against. “We have offended against the Lord already.” 2 Chron. xxviii. 13.