noun
1. the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (Freq. 1)
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the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father
• Syn: ↑evildoing
• Derivationally related forms: ↑transgress
• Hypernyms: ↑wrongdoing, ↑wrongful conduct, ↑misconduct, ↑actus reus
• Hyponyms:
↑abomination, ↑evil, ↑immorality, ↑wickedness, ↑iniquity, ↑villainy, ↑depravity, ↑turpitude, ↑vice, ↑sin, ↑sinning, ↑terrorization, ↑terrorisation, ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑law-breaking, ↑inside job
2. the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
• Derivationally related forms: ↑transgress
• Hypernyms: ↑geological phenomenon
3. the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
• Derivationally related forms: ↑transgress
• Hypernyms: ↑action
Useful english dictionary. 2012.