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transgression
noun trans·gres·sion \-ˈgre-shən\
Definition of TRANSGRESSION
: an act, process, or instance of transgressing: as a : infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty b : the spread of the sea over land areas and the consequent unconformable deposit of sediments on older rocks
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First Known Use of TRANSGRESSION
14th century
Related to TRANSGRESSION
- Synonyms
- breach, crime, debt, error, lawbreaking, malefaction, misdeed, misdoing, sin, offense, trespass, violation, wrongdoing
- Antonyms
- noncrime
Rhymes with TRANSGRESSION
accession, aggression, bull session, compression, concession, confession, depression, digression, discretion, egression, expression, impression, ingression, jam session, obsession, oppression, precession, procession, profession, progression, recession, refreshen, regression, repression, secession, skull session, succession, suppression
TRANSGRESSION Defined for Kids
transgression
noun trans·gres·sion \trans-ˈgre-shən\
Definition of TRANSGRESSION for Kids
: a violation of a command or law
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