transgressor

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Recent Examples of transgressor Helen is depicted variously in art and literature as both a transgressor and as a victim of abduction. Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgressor
Noun
  • Surveying their home after the offenders had fled, Victim A told police that three Rolex watches and their work laptop were missing.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Eriana Haynes received 41 months in prison after pleading guilty to aiding an offender.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Lamont and other Democrats said the raises were well deserved because the state needs to recruit workers for difficult jobs that include prison guards dealing with dangerous criminals and social workers dealing with troubled families in the state Department of Children and Families.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
  • Even before his arrest, there were signs that the Emirates was becoming less tolerant toward major criminals.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Rollins is running for a job in justice, ostensibly to uphold the law and hold lawbreakers accountable.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Pinecrest police ends the Facebook post warning other neighbors in the area to stay vigilant, and for potential lawbreakers to stay far away.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That rogues’ gallery includes such reprobates as Maura Healey, the fake Indian, Ed Markey, Seth Moulton, crackpot leftist Juliette Kayyem… Percentage of contribution Summers made to Democrats: 100 percent.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent.
    David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fisk, the villain, ultimately loses this battle.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • Who’s the villain on your show?
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Even felons — the Menendez brothers for example, and the late Jeffrey Epstein — are free to seek federal office; only the states have prohibitions against felon candidates.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • Patrick Kestler, a gang expert who has been following Jones and Gorman throughout their storied rap careers, analyzing their lyrics, saving their Instagram posts, and even searching through Gorman’s phone after he was arrested last year on suspicion of possessing ammunition as a felon in Stockton.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Far too pure for the sinners who run this godless theocracy.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Several verses emphasize that two or more people should work together to help, restore or confront a sinner, focusing on restoration through witnesses, gentle guidance and shared strength.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Greylord was a watershed in its use of eavesdropping devices and a mole to obtain evidence instead of relying on wrongdoers to become government informants.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • But critics of this effort say this internal mechanism fails to provide meaningful accountability and would protect wrongdoers from any future state bar investigation.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Transgressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgressor. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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