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Webster 1913 Edition
Transgression
Trans-gres′sion
,Noun.
[L.
transgressio
a going across, going over, transgression of the law, from transgredi
, transgressus
, to step across, go over; trans
over, across + gradi
to step, walk: cf. F. transgression
. See Grade
.] The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime; sin.
Forgive thy people . . . all their
transgressions
wherein they have transgressed against thee. I Kings viii. 50.
What rests, but that the mortal sentence pass
On his
On his
transgression
, death denounced that day ? Milton.
The
transgression
is in the stealer. Shakespeare
Syn. – Fault; offense; crime; infringement; misdemeanor; misdeed; affront; sin.
Webster 1828 Edition
Transgression
TRANSGRES'SION
,Noun.
He mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away. Ezra 10.
Forgive thy people all their transgressions. 1 Kings 8.
1.
Fault; offense; crime.Definition 2024
transgression
transgression
English
Noun
transgression (countable and uncountable, plural transgressions)
- A violation of a law, duty or commandment
- An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
- A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
Translations
violation of a law, command or duty
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act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
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relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
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