transgression
noun/trɑːnzˈɡrɛʃn/ · /tɹænsˈɡɹɛʃən/
Etymology From Middle English transgressioun, from Old French transgression, from Late Latin trānsgressiō, from Latin trānsgressus (perfect active participle of trānsgredior (“to step across”)) + -iō.
1
A violation of a law, duty or commandment.
- And Ioshua said vnto the people, Ye cannot serue the Lord: for hee is an holy God: he is a ielous God, he will not forgiue your transgressions nor your sinnes.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 24:19:
2
An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries.
- Derived terms
- nontransgression, transgressional