no offense
Meaning
no offense
I intend no offense by these remarks.
Examples
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.
Bex shrugged. "You think anybody's going to listen to a bunch of scientists? No offense. But nobody has so far.”.
No offense to anyone involved, but the only one among you who seems formidable is Jace. An untrained Shadowhunter and a scared vampire...
I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me.
There can be no offense where none is taken.
No offense taken when none is meant.