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Offender vs Nonoffender - What's the difference?

offender | nonoffender |

As nouns the difference between offender and nonoffender

is that offender is one who gives or causes offense while nonoffender is one who is not an offender; one who has not broken the law.

offender

English

Alternative forms

* offendor (obsolete) * offendour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who gives or causes offense.
  • A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * juvenile offender * repeat offender

    Anagrams

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    nonoffender

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is not an offender; one who has not broken the law.
    • juvenile nonoffenders