transgress
11transgress — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French transgresser, from Latin transgressus, past participle of transgredi to step beyond or across, from trans + gradi to step more at grade Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to violate a… …
12transgress — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. sin, offend, do wrong, overstep, rebel, disobey, infringe, take the law into one s own hands, break the law, entrench on, encroach upon, write one s own ticket*, fly in the face of the law*. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …
13transgress — trans|gress [trænzˈgres US træns ] v [I and T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: transgresser, from Latin, past participle of transgredi to step beyond , from gredi to step ] to do something that is against the rules of social behaviour… …
14transgress — verb 1》 go beyond the limits set by (a moral principle, standard, law, etc.). 2》 Geology (of the sea) spread over (an area of land). Derivatives transgression noun transgressive adjective transgressor noun Origin C15 (earlier (ME) as… …
15transgress — verb 1) if they transgress, the punishment is harsh Syn: misbehave, behave badly, break the law, err, fall from grace, stray from the straight and narrow, sin, do wrong, go astray; archaic trespass 2) she had transgressed an unwritten social law… …
16transgress — v 1. pass over, overpass, overstep, go beyond, exceed; intrude, encroach, trespass, invade. 2. break, infringe, breach, infract, commit a breach or an infraction, violate, disobey, defy, contravene; ignore, disregard, neglect, disdain, scorn;… …
17transgress — trans•gress [[t]trænsˈgrɛs, trænz [/t]] v. i. 1) to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin 2) to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.): to transgress the bounds of prudence[/ex] 3) to go beyond the limits imposed by (a… …
18transgress — v.tr. (also absol.) 1 go beyond the bounds or limits set by (a commandment, law, etc.); violate; infringe. 2 Geol. (of the sea) to spread over (the land). Derivatives: transgression n. transgressive adj. transgressor n. Etymology: F transgresser… …
19transgress established bounds — index impinge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20transgress — verb a) To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary. b) To act in violation of some law. See Also: transgression, transgressive …
