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noun the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
noun the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
noun the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
originFrom Middle English transgressioun, from Old French transgression, from Late Latin trānsgressiō, from Latin trānsgressus (perfect active participle of trānsgredior (“to step across”)) + -iō.
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