tran(t)sˈgreshən, traan-, -nzˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin transgression-, transgressio, from Latin, act of crossing, passing over, from transgressus + -ion-, -io -ion
: an act, process, or instance of transgressing: as
a. : the infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty : sin , trespass
God, what are my transgressions that they brought me here — Henry Baerlein
summoned me for … some transgression of college rules — A.D.White
simple ingratitude to a benefactor was a pardonable transgression — George Meredith
b.
(1) : unconformity 3a
(2) : the spread of the sea over land areas and the consequent unconformable deposition of sediments on older rocks
Synonyms: see breach