transgression
an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
Origin of transgression
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Other words from transgression
- non·trans·gres·sion, noun
Words Nearby transgression
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How to use transgression in a sentence
Their transgressions come as infections are climbing and hospital beds are filling up fast in California, according to data tracked by The Washington Post.
California Democrats urged people to stay home — and then did the opposite at restaurants and holiday parties | Teo Armus | December 2, 2020 | Washington PostIn the future, all would be held accountable under Swiss law for transgressions across the world.
In a historic vote, the Swiss will determine if multinationals should be held liable for global abuses | Vivienne Walt | November 27, 2020 | FortuneShe requires accusers to be sure of their facts and to keep their condemnation in proportion to the transgressions.
Miss Manners: Shunning, shaming and ‘cancel culture’ | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostIf Xi is simply seeking to humiliate India for perceived transgressions – and warn it off deepening ties with its security partners – he may now order his troops to pull back, having made his point.
China And India’s Deadly Himalayan Clash Is A Big Test For Modi. And A Big Concern For The World | LGBTQ-Editor | June 19, 2020 | No Straight NewsIt was a very blatant transgression, if you will, or act of aggression.
Will Covid-19 Spark a Cold War (or Worse) With China? (Ep. 414) | Stephen J. Dubner | April 23, 2020 | Freakonomics
Every page would carry its own proof of transgression, and thus its own guarantee of detection.
Compliments Are Nice, but Enough With the Cormac McCarthy Comparisons | William Giraldi | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe star is not entirely to blame for his hideous, hirsute transgression.
Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point | Tim Teeman | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt takes a transgression with real bite to inspire a furor of this intensity—Brangelina burn Jennifer!
He’s Still Older, Even in the Moonlight: Woody Allen’s May-December Romances Inspire Scrutiny | Teo Bugbee | July 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKeeping quiet about what he knows would be the greater transgression.
And Don Draper is picking up the pieces—at work and at home—after his latest transgression.
Mad Men’s Dramatic Déjà Vu: ‘Time Zones’ Feels Redundant | Andrew Romano | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey will try to compel you to confession; and, though you are blameless, you will suffer the cruelest ordeal of transgression.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterIt was not necessary that he should be prevented from sinning, and his fall was the necessary effect of his transgression.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamTo those who are guilty, and without hope of escape, no doubt the lightness of the penalty of transgression gives consolation.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster | Daniel WebsterShe was the first in the transgression therefore keep her in subjection.
The Necessity of Atheism | Dr. D.M. BrooksThey inherit a nature depraved by original transgression, and disposed to every wicked indulgence.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I | Francis Augustus Cox
British Dictionary definitions for transgression
/ (trænzˈɡrɛʃən) /
a breach of a law, etc; sin or crime
the act or an instance of transgressing
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Scientific definitions for transgression
[ trăns-grĕsh′ən ]
A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata. The sequence of sedimentary strata formed by transgressions and regressions provides information about the changes in sea level during a particular geologic time. Compare regression.
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