transgression

Definition of transgression

Etymology

Latin transgressus < trans- ("over-") + gressus ("step")

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɹænsˈgɹɛʃən/, SAMPA: /tr{ns"grES@n/

Noun

transgression (plural transgressions)

1. A violation of a law, command or duty
2. An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
3. A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

Further reading

Transgression may be:

• a Biblical transgression, violation of God's ten commandments; sin (1 John 3:4)
• a legal transgression, a crime usually created by a social or economic boundary
• a social transgression, violating a norm
• Transgression (LDS theology), a violation of religious law without the perpetrator's understanding
• Transgression (geology), an event during which sea level rises relative to the land, resulting in coastal flooding