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transgression
an act that violates a law, rule, or moral standard
Synonyms
- offense
- violation
- wrongdoing
Antonyms
- obedience
- compliance
- virtue
transgression in a sentence
The school treated plagiarism as a serious transgression.
She admitted the transgression and offered to repair the damage.
Where it comes from
From Latin transgredi, meaning 'to step across.'
Memory hook
TRANS-GRESSION means 'step across': a transgression crosses a moral or legal line.
Read it in context
- The Drift Above Science
Practice transgression in the app