transgression
noun
trans·gres·sion
tran(t)s-ˈgre-shən 
tranz-
: an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as
a
: infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty
b
: the spread of the sea over land areas and the consequent unconformable deposit of sediments on older rocks
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
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But Lauren also has to answer for her mother’s transgressions.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Things that people think are morally abnormal – aberrant behavior, transgressions, violations of their most sacred values – are viewed as highly threatening and necessary to shut down, with force if necessary.
—Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
And there’s a transgression to that that is interesting.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
On Thursday morning, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, held a hearing in the A.P.’s lawsuit to block the President’s latest and arguably most flagrant ever transgression of the First Amendment in his effort to control coverage of himself.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Things that people think are morally abnormal – aberrant behavior, transgressions, violations of their most sacred values – are viewed as highly threatening and necessary to shut down, with force if necessary.
—Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
And there’s a transgression to that that is interesting.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
On Thursday morning, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, held a hearing in the A.P.’s lawsuit to block the President’s latest and arguably most flagrant ever transgression of the First Amendment in his effort to control coverage of himself.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Transgression.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transgression. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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transgression
noun
trans·gres·sion
tran(t)s-ˈgresh-ən
tranz-
: an act, process, or example of transgressing
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