Verb: transgress tranz'gres
- Commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
"He felt he had transgressed by lying to his parents";
- sin, trespass [archaic]
- Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
"transgress all laws of humanity";
- offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break, outrage
- Pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
"The hikers transgressed the property line";
- trespass, overstep
- Spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
"The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"
Derived forms: transgressed, transgresses, transgressing
Type of: disrespect, overspread, pass, spread