to transgress

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To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate
to break a law
{v} to violate, break, offend, go beyond
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the &?;imit of duty; to break or violate, as a law, civil or moral
To act in violation of some law
pass beyond (limits or boundaries) act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
{f} violate a law or right
If someone transgresses, they break a moral law or a rule of behaviour. If a politician transgresses, that is not the fault of the media. a monk who had transgressed against the law of celibacy It seemed to me that he had transgressed the boundaries of good taste. + transgression transgressions trans·gres·sion Tales of the candidate's alleged past transgressions have begun springing up. to do something that is against the rules of social behaviour or against a moral principle (transgresser, from , past participle of transgredi , from gredi )
pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
To pass over or beyond; to surpass
To commit an offense; to sin
spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"
To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary
To offend against; to vex
spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island
To offend against the law; to sin
to transgress

    Hyphenation

    to trans·gress

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı tränzgres

    Pronunciation

    /tə tranzˈgres/ /tə trænzˈɡrɛs/
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