Thesaurus: transgression

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1. n. The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime; sin.
2. n. the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
3. n. the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
4. n. the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
5. The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime; sin. Forgive thy people . . . all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee. I Kings viii. 50. What rests, but that the mortal sentence pass On his transgression, death denounced that day Milton. The transgression is in the stealer. Shak. Syn. -- Fault; offense; crime; infringement; misdemeanor; misdeed; affront; sin.
6. The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law,civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle ofrectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime; sin.Forgive thy people . . . all their transgressions wherein they havetransgressed against thee. I Kings viii. 50.What rests, but that the mortal sentence pass On his transgression,death denounced that day Milton.The transgression is in the stealer. Shak.
7. n:100 n. the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle n. the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata n. the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit