transgress: Meaning and Definition of

trans•gress

Pronunciation: (trans-gres', tranz-), [key]
—v.i.
  1. to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
—v.t.
  1. to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.): to transgress bounds of prudence.
  2. 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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