Transgression

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  • noun. A violation of a law, principle, or duty. synonym: breach.
  • noun. The exceeding of due bounds or limits.
  • noun. A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In geology, the process which produces overlap. Thus a shore-line, with one series of strata recently formed beneath the neighboring waters, may subside and allow the sea, bringing new sediments, to encroach farther and farther upon the land, away from the old series, and deposit new and overlapping beds by transgression.
  • noun. The act of transgressing; the violation of any law; disobedience; infringement; trespass; offense.
  • noun. Synonyms Sin, Trespass, etc. (see crime), infraction, breach.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A violation of a law, command or duty
  • noun. An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
  • noun. A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
  • noun. the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
  • noun. the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
    • Word Usage
    "_I answer that, _ The term transgression is derived from bodily movement and applied to moral actions."
    cross-reference
    disobedience  violation  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    action  geological phenomenon  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hessian  accession  aggression  compression  concession  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    affront  apostasy  betrayal  breach  delinquency  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    affront  atrocity  bad faith  breach  breach of contract  
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