Noun Definition

transgression

1.Definition: the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

"The boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"

Category: General

2.Definition: the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit

Category: General

3.Definition: the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

Category: General