offending

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In a statement, police said it took "all reports of sexual offending seriously and will work to identify any reasonable lines of inquiry".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

"The law applies wherever the offending takes place and, on their return, these two defendants were rightly held to account."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

It said its own investigation into "individuals who may have facilitated or enabled offending by Mohamed Al-Fayed remains active".

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The image of an officer peering into the empty driver’s seat of the offending vehicle may have been good for a chuckle, but other incidents have been no laughing matter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

She ran into the bathroom and rummaged through the medicine chest until she found a pair of nail scissors with which to chop out the offending hair.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson