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What (who) is Transgress - definition
transgress
v. (formal) (D; intr.) to transgress against
transgress
I. v. a.
1.
Exceed, transcend, pass, overstep, overpass, go beyond, pass over.
2.
Disobey, infringe, break, contravene, set at naught, violate.
II. v. n.
Err, sin, offend, do amiss.
transgress
¦ verb
1. go beyond the limits set by (a moral principle, standard, law, etc.).
2. Geology (of the sea) spread over (an area of land).
Derivatives
transgression noun
transgressive adjective
transgressor noun
Origin
C15 (earlier (ME) as transgression): from OFr. transgresser or L. transgress-, transgredi 'step across'.
Examples of use of Transgress
1. But when he does transgress, who is there to bring him to book?
2. "Individuals should understand that when you transgress the law, there are consequences," Walton said.
3. Any suggestion that a woman‘s activities transgress the Pashtun morality code can be deadly.
4. This continent–sized nation with Himalayan promise and problems can transform, trundle or transgress.
5. But they need a resolute government that upholds the law and punishes those who transgress it.