Definition of transgression
: an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such asa : infringement or violation of a law, command, or dutyb : the spread of the sea over land areas and the consequent unconformable deposit of sediments on older rocks
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Examples of transgression in a Sentence
acts that are transgressions against the laws of civilized societies everywhere
a dying woman asking for divine forgiveness for a lifetime of transgressions
Recent Examples of transgression from the Web
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Reports are now leaking out of Saudi Arabia that al-Sweikat will soon be beheaded for his transgression.
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Our protagonist ultimately goes on a mission to atone for an old transgression.
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As if that weren't bad enough, Jackson also suggested that young men were being punished for transgressions that weren't even assault—once again, without actually sharing any examples or supporting data.
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Our protagonist ultimately goes on a mission to atone for an old transgression.
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And that lengthy list of transgressions all but ensures that the final sentence Diamond imposes will be near the high end of Williams’ sentencing range of up to five years.
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Adultification contributes to a false narrative that Black youths’ transgressions are intentional and malicious, instead of the result of immature decision-making—a key characteristic of childhood.
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Baby Driver is indebted to Doc from previous and vague criminal transgressions.
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The lawsuit suggests that creating a hospitable home for red-winged blackbirds made the hospital the creatures' de facto owner, and thus liable for their transgressions under the state's Animal Control Act.
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First Known Use of transgression
14th century
TRANSGRESSION Defined for Kids
transgression
playDefinition of transgression for Students
: a violation of a command or law
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