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
Wednesday’s game with the Kings was merely the latest transgression — the Dubs were leading by 4 with four minutes to play.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Too much authenticity can feel raw and unpalatable, while too much transgression can repel.
—Maxim Voronov, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
The Chiefs — and owner Clark Hunt, no relation — forgave Hunt for his past transgressions this season.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
But over the ensuing decade, the Orthodox world has made limited strides toward reinterpreting texts that condemn gay love as a transgression.
—Yonat Shimron, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Too much authenticity can feel raw and unpalatable, while too much transgression can repel.
—Maxim Voronov, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
The Chiefs — and owner Clark Hunt, no relation — forgave Hunt for his past transgressions this season.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
But over the ensuing decade, the Orthodox world has made limited strides toward reinterpreting texts that condemn gay love as a transgression.
—Yonat Shimron, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgression
Noun
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The violations for each of the officers included standard of conduct violations, death investigation procedure violations and report preparation violations.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Poppy Alexander, a partner at Whistleblower Partners who represents whistleblowers reporting corporate FCPA violations, echoes this thinking.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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His clemency toward those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection – including seditious conspiracy and assaults on police officers – was different in key ways from the two previous efforts, by Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Ulysses S. Grant in 1873.—
David Cason,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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Ahead of the documentary's Netflix premiere on March 7, here's what happened to the Manson Family in the decades since their crimes.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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This infringement could not be assuaged by Winfrey’s acting career, which was foundering.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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The suggestion has prompted concern from some analysts, who say that such duties on the pharma industry would mark an infringement of rules set by the World Trade Organization — which counts the U.S. as a member.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
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Luther taught instead that God freely forgives the sins of believers.—
Michael Bruening,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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The pope’s hospitalization comes during the Vatican’s celebration of the jubilee, a tradition in the Catholic Church dedicated to the remission of sins that occurs every 50 years.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC News,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Transgression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgression. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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