transgress

trans·gress  (trns-grs, trnz-)

v. trans·gressed, trans·gress·ing, trans·gress·es

v.tr.

1. To go beyond or over (a limit or boundary); exceed or overstep: "to make sure that her characters didn't transgress the parameters of ordinariness" (Ron Rosenbaum).

2. To act in violation of (the law, for example).

v.intr.

1. To commit an offense by violating a law or command; sin.

2. To spread over land, especially over the land along a subsiding shoreline. Used of the sea.

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[Middle English transgressen, from Old French transgresser, from Latin trnsgred, trnsgress-, to step across : trns-, trans- + grad, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

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trans·gressi·ble adj.

trans·gressive adj.

trans·gressive·ly adv.

trans·gressor n.

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transgress

Verb

Formal

1. to break (a law or rule)

2. to overstep (a limit): he had never before been known to transgress the very slowest of walks [Latin trans beyond + gradi to step]

transgression n
transgressor n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	transgress - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" breach, infract, offend, violate, go against, break disrespect - show a lack of respect for sin, transgress, trespass - commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" contravene, infringe, run afoul, conflict - go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" trespass - break the law trespass, intrude - enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!"
	2.	transgress - spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island" overspread, spread - spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"
	3.	transgress - commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law sin, trespass fall - yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell" breach, infract, transgress, violate, go against, offend, break - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
	4.	transgress - pass beyond (limits or boundaries)   overstep, trespass go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

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transgress

verb 1. misbehave, sin, offend, break the law, err, lapse, fall from grace, go astray, be out of order, do or go wrong

verb 2. go beyond, exceed, infringe, overstep, break, defy, violate, trespass, contravene, disobey, encroach upon

Translations

transgress [trænsˈgrɛs] vt (= go beyond) → traspasar (= violate); violar, infringir

transgress [trænsˈgrɛs] vt → transgresser

transgress [trænsˈgrɛs] vt (= go beyond) → überschreiten (= violate) [+ rules, law] → verletzen

transgress [trænsˈgrɛs] vt (= go beyond) → infrangere (= violate); trasgredire, infrangere