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a. : infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty. b. : the spread of the sea over land areas and the consequent unconformable deposit of sediments on older rocks. Synonyms. breach. crime. debt. error. lawbreaking. malefaction. misdeed. misdoing. offense. offence. sin. trespass. violation. wrongdoing.
TRANSGRESSION definition: 1. the act or process of breaking a law or moral rule, or an example of this: 2. the act or…. Learn more.
Dec 1, 2012 · 1. : to go beyond limits set or prescribed by : violate. transgress divine law. 2. : to pass beyond or go over (a limit or boundary) transgressive. tran (t)s-ˈgre-siv. tranz- adjective. transgressor. tran (t)s-ˈgre-sər. tranz- noun. Synonyms.
Synonyms for TRANSGRESSION: offence, violation, crime, sin, felony, trespass, wrongdoing, misdeed; Antonyms of TRANSGRESSION: innocence, blamelessness, righteousness, virtue, morality, impeccability, goodness, noncrime.
1. a breach of a law, etc; sin or crime. 2. the act or an instance of transgressing. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. transgression in American English. (trænsˈgrɛʃən ; trænzˈgrɛʃən ) noun. the act or an instance of transgressing; breach of a law, duty, etc.; sin.
to break a law or moral rule: Those are the rules, and anyone who transgresses will be severely punished. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Obeying & breaking the law. abide by something. adhere to something. afoul. bac. buck. commission. comply. contravene. derogation. disobey. enforcer. fall foul of something idiom. go by the book.
Transgression definition: an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.. See examples of TRANSGRESSION used in a sentence.
noun. /trænzˈɡreʃn/ [countable, uncountable] (formal) an act that goes beyond the limits of what is morally or legally acceptable. She was unable to forgive his latest transgression. their transgression of social and cultural boundaries. transgression against somebody/something They are guilty of transgression against the natural order.
verb (used with object) to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.): to transgress bounds of prudence. to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe: to transgress the will of God. Synonyms: disobey, contravene. Antonyms: obey. transgress. / trænzˈɡrɛs / verb. to break (a law, rule, etc)
TRANSGRESSION meaning: 1. the act or process of breaking a law or moral rule, or an example of this: 2. the act or…. Learn more.
