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1
to commit an offense
- I didn't realize I was transgressing when I told your sister she looked like she had lost weight
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2
to fail to keep
- don't even think about transgressing the drug laws of that Asian country, for punishments are severe and there's nothing that our government can do to intervene
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“Transgress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgress. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.
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