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transgress

Dictionary definition · transgress

verb

  1. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises"offend all laws of humanity"
  2. spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline"The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"
  3. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
  4. pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).