offending
Example Sentences
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It said it had "provided answers to questions relating to Alan Greer's offending during the course of his police career" and did not believe it had been answering questions about his police vetting record.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
He was accepted into Strathclyde Police in 2009, despite vetting staff being aware of his previous offending.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
"In our submission 33 years for this offending is manifestly inadequate," he argued.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Its public statements “proved hollow when it came to taking disciplinary measures against offending students and faculty.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Rising to my full height—a spectacle in itself—I looked down upon the offending policeman and crushed him with a comment which, fortunately, he failed to understand.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
