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transgression
[ trans-gresh-uhn, tranz- ]
transgression
/ ٰæԳˈɡɛʃə /
noun
- a breach of a law, etc; sin or crime
- the act or an instance of transgressing
Other Word Forms
- ԴDztԲ·sDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of transgression1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Our evil deeds are too heavy for us, but only you can pardon our transgressions.
They can be penalised for alleged transgressions such as spreading "false information", "discrediting" the Russian army or supporting "extremism".
Maybe Rhimes considered some places in the joint to be sacred, or simply too typical to add spice to their marital transgressions.
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.
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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