transgression
Other forms: transgressions
A transgression is something that is against a command or law. Whether you are cheating on a test, or cheating on a spouse, you are committing transgressions that are not easily forgiven.
A transgression can be a failure to do your duty. A sin is a transgression against God. The noun transgression is from Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin "act of crossing, passing over," from transgredi "to step or pass over."
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the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle“the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father”synonyms: evildoingtypes:abominationan action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrencevillainya criminal or vicious actvicea specific form of evildoingcrime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil actcrimean evil act not necessarily punishable by lawinside jobsome transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victimgambling, gaming, playthe act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)foul playunfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence)sexual immoralitythe evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventionsfalla lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastityactual sina sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin)original sina sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adamvenial sina pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of gracebarratrythe offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrelscapital offensea crime so serious that it can result in the death penaltycybercrimecrime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programsfelonya serious crime (such as murder or arson)forgerycriminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraudfraudintentional deception resulting in injury to another personHad crime(Islam) serious crimes punishable by fixed punishments established in the Koran; often spelled Hadd, or referred to in the the plural, Hadudhighjack, hijackseizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destinationmayhemthe willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another personTazir crime(Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate wayregulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offensecrimes created by statutes and not by common lawthuggeryviolent or brutal acts as of thugsvice crimea vice that is illegalvictimless crimean act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victimswar crimea crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of wartype of:
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the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limittype of:actionsomething done (usually as opposed to something said)
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the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial stratatype of:geological phenomenona natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth
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Vocabulary lists containing transgression
Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a regimented community that is free from pain and suffering — but also free from joy, independence, and even color. When he is appointed the community's Receiver of Memory, Jonas begins to question everything he has been taught.
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