no offense
I intend no offense by these remarks.
It is a fundamental principle of criminal law that an imputed offense must correspond exactly to the type of crime described by law. If no law applies exactly to the point in question, then there can be no offense. Fidel Castro
Bex shrugged. "You think anybody's going to listen to a bunch of scientists? No offense. But nobody has so far.”. Stephen Baxter
No offense to anyone involved, but the only one among you who seems formidable is Jace. An untrained Shadowhunter and a scared vampire... Cassandra Clare
I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me. Chuck Connors
There can be no offense where none is taken. Japanese Proverb
No offense taken when none is meant. Spanish Proverb