English > transgression: 3 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle. |
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| Example | "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" |
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| Synonym | evildoing |
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| Narrower | abomination | An action that is vicious or vile |
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| crime | An evil act not necessarily punishable by law |
| depravity, turpitude | A corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice |
| evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquity | morally objectionable behavior |
| inside job | Some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim |
| offense, offence | A transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right |
| sin, sinning | An act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will |
| terrorization, terrorisation | An act of terrorism |
| vice | A specific form of evildoing |
| villainy | A criminal or vicious act |
| Broader | wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus | Activity that transgresses moral or civil law |
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| Spanish | transgresión, trasgresión |
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| Catalan | transgressió |
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| Verbs | transgress | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises |
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| transgress | commit a sin |
