Definitions

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  • adjective Not violating the law.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ offending

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Examples

  • Card shops have banners proclaiming the occasion; the Disney Channel is using the term; and some places in this country have changed the name of their community celebrations of Celtic heritage to the "nonoffending" terminology.

    NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias 2009

  • Card shops have banners proclaiming the occasion; the Disney Channel is using the term; and some places in this country have changed the name of their community celebrations of Celtic heritage to the "nonoffending" terminology.

    Statesman - AP Sports 2009

  • Card shops have banners proclaiming the occasion; the Disney Channel is using the term; and some places in this country have changed the name of their community celebrations of Celtic heritage to the "nonoffending" terminology.

    Statesman - AP Sports 2009

  • Card shops have banners proclaiming the occasion; the Disney Channel is using the term; and some places in this country have changed the name of their community celebrations of Celtic heritage to the "nonoffending" terminology.

    GetReligion 2009

  • Card shops have banners proclaiming the occasion; the Disney Channel is using the term; and some places in this country have changed the name of their community celebrations of Celtic heritage to the "nonoffending" terminology.

    GetReligion 2009

  • He specialized in huge, nonoffending forms that were "plopped" down by cranes on the lawns of universities and corporations.

    The Good, the Bad and the Inspiring Peter Plagens 2012

  • Unfortunately, science doesn't know much about pedophiles like you, pedophiles who haven't done anything, because the social stigma is so great that most nonoffending pedophiles never seek treatment.

    Weekly Dig - Humor, News + Nightlife 2010

  • Unfortunately, science doesn't know much about pedophiles like you, pedophiles who haven't done anything, because the social stigma is so great that most nonoffending pedophiles never seek treatment.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • Unfortunately, science doesn't know much about pedophiles like you, pedophiles who haven't done anything, because the social stigma is so great that most nonoffending pedophiles never seek treatment.

    Weekly Dig - Humor, News + Nightlife Dargus 2010

  • ChildSafe, 1031 Robert-son St., is a local nonprofit that provides specialized outpatient therapy to children and nonoffending family members who have been victims of sexual abuse,

    coloradoan.com - Local News 2009

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