Dictionary
trans•gress
Pronunciation: (trans-gres', tranz-), [key]—
v.i.
to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
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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.