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Definition of To offend against

To offend against
Odfend Od*fend", v. i. 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 cevet honor, I am the most offending soul alive. --Shak. 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.

Meaning of To offend against from wikipedia

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- preliminary report on patentability in 2011 because it was adjudged to "offend against the generally accepted laws of physics and established theories"....