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Definition of: transgress
(trans·gres′, tranz-) v.t.
1. To break over the bounds of, as a law; violate.
2. To pass beyond or over (limits); exceed; trespass.
—v.i.
3. To break a law; sin. See synonyms under BREAK. [Appar. <OF transgresser <L transgressus, pp. of transgredi <trans- across + gradi step]
—trans·gress′i·ble adjective
—trans·gress′ing·ly adverb
—trans·gres′sor noun
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