Transgress - Definition
transgress
v 1: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises;
"offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or
human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" [syn:
transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against,
breach, break] [ant: keep, observe]
2: spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline;
"The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"
3: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law [syn:
sin, transgress, trespass]
4: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: transgress,
trespass, overstep]