transgression – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
transgression
n.
violation, crime
Transgression
Transgression may be:
- A Biblical transgression, violation of God's Ten Commandments; sin (1 John 3:4)
- A legal transgression, a crime usually created by a social or economic boundary
- In civil law jurisdictions, a transgression or a contravention is a smaller breach of law, similar to summary offence in common law jurisdictions.
- A social transgression, violating a norm
- Transgression (LDS Church theology), a violation of religious law without the perpetrator's understanding
transgression
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) evildoing
(hypernym) wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
(hyponym) abomination
(derivation) sin, transgress, trespass
2. the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
(hypernym) geological phenomenon
(derivation) transgress
3. the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
(hypernym) action
(derivation) transgress, trespass, overstep
transgression
nf.
infringement, transgression
Transgression
(n.)
The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime; sin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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