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transgression

noun

1 transgression

The act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle:
— The boy was punished for the transgressions of his father.

synonym: evildoing.

Roget 927: dereliction of duty; fault etc. (guilt) 947; sin etc. (vice) 945; non-observance, non-performance; neglect, relaxation, infraction, ... show more

Roget 947: guilt, guiltiness; culpability; criminality, criminousness; deviation from rectitude etc. (improbity) 940; sinfulness etc. (vice) 945.    ... show more

Roget 773: nonobservance etc. 772; evasion, inobservance, failure, omission, neglect, laches [Law], laxity, informality.    infringement, infraction; violation, ... show more

Roget 303: transcursion, transiliency, transgression; trespass; encroachment, infringement; extravagation, transcendence; redundancy etc. 641.   

Dutch: overschrijding
Polish: wykroczenie

2 transgression

The spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.

Polish: transgresja, transgresja morza

3 transgression

The action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit.

Polish: transgresja


Moby thesaurus: atrocity, bad faith, breach, breach of contract, breach of faith, breach of law, breach of privilege, breach of promise, breach of trust, breaking, civil disobedience, contravention, crime, crime against humanity, deadly sin, delinquency, dereliction, disobedience, encroachment, enormity ... show more.

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