transgress
verb (used without object)
has transgressed
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present perfectof transgress (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Steve has transgressed and Austin convenes a short, sharp show trial in front of me.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2019
Neither am I suggesting that we replace prison sentences with rehabilitation—simply that rehabilitation should be a key aspect of dealing with anyone who has transgressed.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2018
But besides some references to impolite speeches out of Peking, you give no specific evidence that China has transgressed.
From Time Magazine Archive
He still does not quite understand what he has done wrong, how he has transgressed.
From Time Magazine Archive
"If a man has transgressed one law, and speaks lies and scoffs at another world, there is no evil he will not do."
From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Thomas Inman
