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trans⋅gres⋅sion

  [trans-gresh-uhn, tranz-]
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–noun
an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L trānsgressiōn- (s. of trānsgressiō) a stepping across. See transgress, -ion

Synonyms:
See breach.
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trans·gres·sion   (trāns-grěsh'ən, trānz-)   
n.  

  1. A violation of a law, command, or duty: "The same transgressions should be visited with equal severity on both man and woman" (Elizabeth Cady Stanton). See Synonyms at breach.

  2. The exceeding of due bounds or limits.

  3. A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.

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Word Origin & History

transgression 
1426, from O.Fr. transgression (12c.), from L.L. transgressionem (nom. transgressio) "a transgression of the law," from L. "a going over," from transgressus, pp. of transgredi "go beyond," from trans- "across" + gradi (pp. gressus) "to walk, go" (see grade). The verb transgress is recorded from 1526. Transgressor is first recorded 1377.
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transgression   (trāns-grěsh'ən)  Pronunciation Key 
A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata. The sequence of sedimentary strata formed by transgressions and regressions provides information about the changes in sea level during a particular geologic time. Compare regression.
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