1
as in offences
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 violations
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 transgressions
Residents packed city chambers to express their disappointment in council members’ transgressions, seek more transparency and call for better behavior.
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The movie is presented in the style of a true-crime documentary, with a narrator who occasionally appears on screen to provide commentary on Cobb's perturbing transgressions.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
These audiences have tried to make legacy media outlets pay for their pro-Trump transgressions, with some success.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
An act of violence so heinous as that which took Kruglov’s life marks a sharp break in that social contract unlike many, or any, other transgressions could.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Consistent with the totality of circumstances approach, the memorandum states that USCIS will look for evidence of genuine rehabilitation for individuals who have transgressions.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Usually there’s some history of misunderstandings, hurt feelings or real transgressions.
—Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
The two movies do share a portrait of capitalism in extremis, in which the race to hold onto increasingly smaller pieces of a rapidly dissolving pie feeds more surreal transgressions.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
There’s so much crime that the transgressions seldom register.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The movie is presented in the style of a true-crime documentary, with a narrator who occasionally appears on screen to provide commentary on Cobb's perturbing transgressions.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
These audiences have tried to make legacy media outlets pay for their pro-Trump transgressions, with some success.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
An act of violence so heinous as that which took Kruglov’s life marks a sharp break in that social contract unlike many, or any, other transgressions could.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Consistent with the totality of circumstances approach, the memorandum states that USCIS will look for evidence of genuine rehabilitation for individuals who have transgressions.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Usually there’s some history of misunderstandings, hurt feelings or real transgressions.
—Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
The two movies do share a portrait of capitalism in extremis, in which the race to hold onto increasingly smaller pieces of a rapidly dissolving pie feeds more surreal transgressions.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
There’s so much crime that the transgressions seldom register.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgressions
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Robeson’s persistence against state harassment illustrated how resistance to civil liberties violations can protect and preserve basic citizenship rights, including the right to travel.—
Time,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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Flies on food, and violations of basic restaurant cleanliness and food safety shut down a Miami Gardens restaurant and nightclub after a state inspection last week.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Nelson, author of 2021’s Boys Enter the House, talked to the friends and family of the victims, as well as some who’d survived Gacy’s crimes, going even deeper on the victims’ stories.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Today, much of the building sits empty in north Charlotte, and local teenagers charged with crimes are sent to a state juvenile facility in Cabarrus County.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Under copyright law, rights holders can sue and obtain statutory damages for infringements, regardless of the opt-out policy.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the aforementioned pop stars, John Legend, Barbra Streisand, Janelle Monae, Bonnie Raitt, Finneas, Maggie Rogers and Patti LuPone have also joined the cause, which aims to call out and stand against infringements on free speech.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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This generalized recognition of our nation’s foundational sins is certainly welcome, it’s just not geared toward a particular point.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
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And my mom used to say, your sins will find you out.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Transgressions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgressions. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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