1
as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
acts that are transgressions against the laws of civilized societies everywhere
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as in violation
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
a dying woman asking for divine forgiveness for a lifetime of transgressions
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Recent Examples of transgression
Nobody knows the price of those transgressions better than those who have suffered them.
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Patrick Vinck, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
The most influential depiction of the Fall outside of the Bible is in John Milton’s Paradise Lost, which depicts Satan-as-the-serpent as an eloquent charmer who gently persuades Eve to commit the transgression known as original sin, which tarnishes humanity in perpetuity.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
That wasn’t the case with Utah, which has more wins (15) than losses (12) and plenty left to play for.
— An off-the-court transgression violates contract terms and/or embarrasses the university.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Vinck, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
The most influential depiction of the Fall outside of the Bible is in John Milton’s Paradise Lost, which depicts Satan-as-the-serpent as an eloquent charmer who gently persuades Eve to commit the transgression known as original sin, which tarnishes humanity in perpetuity.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
That wasn’t the case with Utah, which has more wins (15) than losses (12) and plenty left to play for.
— An off-the-court transgression violates contract terms and/or embarrasses the university.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgression
Noun
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His attorneys and family have rejected the government’s claims, calling his detention unjust and a violation of due process.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Executive director Nick Turner told the Bangor Daily News the show hoped to have other characters on stage reference the two Black characters the musical is missing without showing the pair, but was warned that altering the musical’s licensed script would constitute a contract violation .—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. are back at the scene of the crime.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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Rick's movie plan with fake director Frank worked Rick has enlisted his newly sober former partner in crime Frank (Sam Rockwell) into the revenge plot.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Judge Aileen Cannon began presiding over a second copyright infringement lawsuit involving Taylor Swift on Thursday.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, is being sued for copyright infringement.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the occasional poach is perhaps no great sin, more akin to driving over the speed limit than, say, starting a forest fire.—
Mark Sundeen,
Outside Online,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Transgression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgression. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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