transgress

Meaning

Verb

To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
To act in violation of some law.
To commit an offense; to sin.
To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate.

Origin

From Middle English transgressen, from Old French transgresser and Latin transgressus, past participle of transgredī.

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