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transgress
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[ verb ] act in disregard of laws and rules
Examples "offend all laws of humanity" "violate the basic laws or human civilization" "break a law" Used in print (Kenneth Scott Latourette, Christianity in a Revolutiona...)We know that in the early part of the century many Protestant congregations took positive action against members who transgressed the ethical_codes to_which the majority subscribed . Related terms disrespect sin trespass sin conflict trespass misdemeanor breach wrongdoer evildoing |
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[ verb ] spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
Examples "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island" Related terms |
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[ verb ] pass beyond; of limits and boundaries
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