transgress: Meaning and Definition of

trans•gress

Pronunciation: (trans-gres', tranz-), [key]

—v.i.

to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.

—v.t.

to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.): to transgress bounds of prudence.
to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe: to transgress the will of God.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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