transgressor

[ trans-gres-er, tranz- ]

noun

someone or something that transgresses, violating a law or command or going beyond a boundary or limit: Although not specifically illegal, promoters could sue transgressors for breach of contract if filming is forbidden by the ticket's terms.

Origin of transgressor

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Anglo-French, from Latin, equivalent to transgress + -or²

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There is no punishment for those that don’t comply, although Suga has sought to amend laws that would allow the government to penalize transgressors and provide financial assistance to businesses that do comply.
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Once they focus in on whether someone is acting out of genuine religious belief, the transgressor is half way home.
Are Opponents of Arizona's Anti-Gay Law Eager to Deceive? | Kirsten Powers | March 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
For I know that transgressing thou wilt transgress, and I have called thee a transgressor from the womb.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
The impenitent transgressor continues under the curse of the law.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
So from the same heart that had felt a passionate pity for the victim, compassion flowed out on the transgressor.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry Ward

He is the transgressor in the first, and she is the culprit in the second delinquency.
The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) | W. Grant Hague
And yet it was she who had spoken the first lenient word to a transgressor of the unpardonable type.
In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim | Frances Hodgson Burnett

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