SIN

(OFFENCE) [noun] - the offence of breaking, or the breaking of, a religious or moral lawAdultery is considered by some people to be a sin. [C]Parents teach their children not to commit sins. [C]Roman Catholics confess their sins to their priests. [C]My sister is guilty of the sin of pride. [C]He thinks a lot about sin. [U](informal) I think it's a sin (= is morally wrong) to waste food, when so many people in the world are hungry. [C + to infinitive](figurative informal) It would be a sin (= the wrong thing to do) not to go out on such a nice day. [C + to infinitive](humorous) For my sins (= As if it were a punishment), I'm organizing the office party this year. [C](informal) He's as miserable/ugly as sin (= very unhappy/ugly).(UK and ANZ slang) In some sports, a sin-bin is an area off the field where a player who has committed an act which is against the rules can be sent to, for a stated length of time.The referee sent him to the sin-bin for ten minutes for not allowing the wing man to play the ball.(US informal) A sin tax is a tax on items such as cigarettes, alcohol, gambling and other things which are considered unnecessary luxuries in life.