"weapons offence" meaning in All languages combined

See weapons offence on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: weapons offences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} weapons offence (plural weapons offences)
  1. The possession or use of a weapon when committing a crime.
    Sense id: en-weapons_offence-en-noun-rOKJHUYq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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