offend against
Frequency: 5.54.2 per million words
to break a rule, law, or principle
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Examples (10)
- Viewers complained that the broadcast offended against good taste.
- He would never willingly offend against the strict moral code.
- The company was accused of offending against environmental regulations.
- Such behavior offends against the spirit of sportsmanship.
- To cheat in an exam is to offend against academic integrity.
- Their actions clearly offended against international law.
- The new policy offends against the basic principles of justice.
- She felt that his comments offended against common decency.
- We must ensure that our practices do not offend against human rights.
- He was warned not to offend against the community's unwritten rules again.