transgression
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English transgressioun, from Old French transgression, from Late Latin trānsgressiō, from Latin trānsgressus (perfect active participle of trānsgredior (“I step across”)) + -iō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
transgression (countable and uncountable, plural transgressions)
- A violation of a law, duty or commandment.
- An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries.
- (geology) A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.
Translations[edit]
violation of a law, command or duty
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act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
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relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
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French[edit]
Noun[edit]
transgression f (plural transgressions)
- transgression (violation)
Further reading[edit]
- “transgression”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
transgression
- Alternative form of transgressioun
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