transgression

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noun

1. the act of transgressing;
the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (Freq. 1)
- the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father
• Syn:
evildoing
• Derivationally related forms:
transgress
• Hypernyms:
wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
• Hyponyms:
abomination, evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquity,
villainy, depravity, turpitude, vice, sin, sinning,
terrorization, terrorisation, crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence,
offence, law-breaking, inside job
2. the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
• Derivationally related forms:
transgress
• Hypernyms:
geological phenomenon
3. the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
• Derivationally related forms:
transgress
• Hypernyms:
action