See Also: transgression(dictionary)
TRANSGRESSION(law)

transgression (iou)



transgression noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin transgressio(n-), from transgress-: see TRANSGRESS verb, -ION.]
The action or an act of transgressing or passing beyond the bounds of legality or right; a violation of law, duty, or command; disobedience, trespass, sin. LME.
Bible (AV): Isaiah 53:5 He was wounded for our transgressions..bruised for our iniquities. Studies in English Literature Sir Thomas..commits glaring transgressions against his own moral principles.
The action of overstepping a limit or boundary. rare. E17.
Scientific American The stratification of sedimentary deposits suggested successive marine transgressions onto the continents.
Geology. The spread of the sea or of marine sediment over the land. L19.