to commit an offence犯罪
She had committed various minor offences, like breaking road-traffic regulations.她曾有各种轻微违法行为, 例如违反道路交通规则。
Fifty per cent of youngsters who had committed violent offences had themselves suffered some form of abuse.有暴力罪行的年轻人中, 一半人自己就曾受到过某种形式的虐待。