transgress
verb (used without object)
transgresses
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present tense formof transgress (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Consider what Christianity, at its core, actually does: It transgresses and disrupts.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
The Lib Dem leader said "we need to know... where any MP transgresses the rules".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
“How do you know who you are when your primal love bond is formed with someone who then transgresses and violates it?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2021
In timeouts and during practices, Brooks has shown his more colorful side when the team transgresses his “non-negotiables” — for example, not playing hard.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2017
But an act that transgresses no law is lawful in conscience, for all that is not forbidden is lawful.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan
