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transgression

[ trans-gresh-uhn, tranz- ]

noun

  1. an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.


transgression

/ ٰæԳˈɡɛʃə /

noun

  1. a breach of a law, etc; sin or crime
  2. the act or an instance of transgressing
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDztԲ·sDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of transgression1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin ٰԲō-, stem of ٰԲō “passage across, transition, violation”; equivalent to transgress + -ion
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Synonym Study

See breach.
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Our evil deeds are too heavy for us, but only you can pardon our transgressions.

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They can be penalised for alleged transgressions such as spreading "false information", "discrediting" the Russian army or supporting "extremism".

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Maybe Rhimes considered some places in the joint to be sacred, or simply too typical to add spice to their marital transgressions.

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But eldest daughter Lucy, a park ranger, has committed for Rhoda the worst transgression of all by putting her share of Sawbrook property into a conservation trust.

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Suddenly, what would otherwise be morally dubious transgressions or—as earlier established—classic teenage girl faults, are now glimpses into what these girls are capable of if the stakes are heightened.

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