1
as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
acts that are transgressions against the laws of civilized societies everywhere
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as in violation
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
a dying woman asking for divine forgiveness for a lifetime of transgressions
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Recent Examples of transgression
An act of violence so heinous as that which took Kruglov’s life marks a sharp break in that social contract unlike many, or any, other transgressions could.
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Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Consistent with the totality of circumstances approach, the memorandum states that USCIS will look for evidence of genuine rehabilitation for individuals who have transgressions.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Usually there’s some history of misunderstandings, hurt feelings or real transgressions.
—Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Their cyber transgression also landed them an inordinate amount of media attention.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
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Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Consistent with the totality of circumstances approach, the memorandum states that USCIS will look for evidence of genuine rehabilitation for individuals who have transgressions.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Usually there’s some history of misunderstandings, hurt feelings or real transgressions.
—Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Their cyber transgression also landed them an inordinate amount of media attention.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgression
Noun
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Before 1999, violations could lead to a $10,000 fine, two years in prison and losing a liquor license.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The committee has made several allegations against Blain related to public records violations, bullying and harassment.—
Susan Gill Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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As Robert Kalmey observes, this moment encapsulates what Roman historians thought of as the worst of all of Octavius’s crimes against the state before becoming emperor.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Three Twitch streamers are currently facing copyright-infringement lawsuits from a popular YouTuber.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The company recently rolled out Sora 2, its most advanced video generation model, which ran into immediate copyright infringement issues and drew criticism after it was used to create deepfakes of historical figures including Martin Luther King Jr.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Taken together, these triumphal and tragic elements constitute the ingredients for an epic historical narrative that defies all moralistic categories, a story rooted in the coexistence of grandeur and failure, brilliance and blindness, grace and sin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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In an era of 51st-state tensions, there’s something psychically fitting about Canada, America’s top hat, being used to reenact so many of America’s sins.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Transgression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgression. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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