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overoffend

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To commit more crime than is normal or expected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • 2018, James D. Unnever, Shaun L. Gabbidon, Cecilia Chouhy, Building a Black Criminology, Volume 24: Race, Theory, and Crime We also agree with Russell (1992) that a Black Criminology is as warranted as a feminist criminology, especially given that women disproportionately underoffend, whereas according to the official statistics, African Americans disproportionately overoffend [...]

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From over- + offend.