1
as in violation
a breaking of a moral or legal code
acts that are transgressions against the laws of civilized societies everywhere
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as in infringement
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
a dying woman asking for divine forgiveness for a lifetime of transgressions
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Recent Examples of transgression
But Rich and John maintain that what we normies might perceive as pure hate is merely Fuentes trolling, using humor as transgression.
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Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
Those types of betting activities are considered the most serious transgressions and normally carry a permanent loss of eligibility.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 May 2026
Narrative bookends from the present describe in personal embodied terms the meaning of these transgressions upon her.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
Milwaukee center Myles Turner said former Bucks coach Doc Rivers did not fine players for their transgressions during the 2025-26 season.
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Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
Those types of betting activities are considered the most serious transgressions and normally carry a permanent loss of eligibility.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 May 2026
Narrative bookends from the present describe in personal embodied terms the meaning of these transgressions upon her.
—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
Milwaukee center Myles Turner said former Bucks coach Doc Rivers did not fine players for their transgressions during the 2025-26 season.
—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgression
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Lawyers in the gas station lawsuit assert that technology is enabling antitrust violations.
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Beijing has and been accused of serious human violations, including large-scale arbitrary detention of Uyghur and other Muslim minorities, in Xinjiang.
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The Bill of Rights establishes the rights of the people against infringements by the State.
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In April of last year, state media reported on a case in which the Supreme People’s Court ruled on a copyright infringement dispute, ordering the infringing party to pay 46,000 yuan (around $6,000) in damages.
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My job is to report in a timely manner on crime, mass shootings, war coverage, domestic and international affairs, pop culture and more.
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Although federal law requires the VA to publish statistics on arrests, citations, investigations and prosecutions by local agencies, the campus police website has no link to crime data.
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The continuation of the Corleone Family saga expands until Michael (Al Pacino) commits the ultimate brotherly sin, but the story’s jump back in time — in which Robert De Niro plays a younger version of Marlon Brando’s Vito — features many of the most iconic sequences in 1970s cinema.
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The movie’s gravest sin, though, might be its very existence.
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“Transgression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgression. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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