Transgression - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |trænzˈɡreʃn|  American pronunciation of the word transgression
Brit.  |trɑːnsˈɡreʃn trɑːnzˈɡreʃn trænsˈɡreʃn|  British pronunciation of the word transgression

noun

- the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father
- the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
- the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit

Extra examples

...acts that are transgressions against the laws of civilized societies everywhere...

...a dying woman asking for divine forgiveness for a lifetime of transgressions...

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