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as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
acts that are transgressions against the laws of civilized societies everywhere
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as in violation
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
a dying woman asking for divine forgiveness for a lifetime of transgressions
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Recent Examples of transgression
My sense is that people infatuated with this tinpot Marxist analysis enjoy the rush of feeling like the naughty provocateur without paying any real price for transgression.
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Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
And then he is essentially penalized for his transgressions with — spoiler alert — death by laser.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
Douglas did eventually walk over and receive some pets from Mendes, who forgave him for his transgressions.
—EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
Novels that leave wrongdoing out of their worlds imply that no transgression, marital or otherwise, could be that small, and that for a character to do something genuinely harmful would bring their whole life crashing down.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
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Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
And then he is essentially penalized for his transgressions with — spoiler alert — death by laser.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
Douglas did eventually walk over and receive some pets from Mendes, who forgave him for his transgressions.
—EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
Novels that leave wrongdoing out of their worlds imply that no transgression, marital or otherwise, could be that small, and that for a character to do something genuinely harmful would bring their whole life crashing down.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transgression
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For years, Austin schools had struggled to clear thousands of overdue requests from families that students get evaluated for special education services, which is a law violation.Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Dec. 2024
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Even as the Supreme Court has narrowed the pathways for victims of federal agents' constitutional violations to obtain relief, victims may demand compensation from state and local police who directly violate civil rights or conspire to do so.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Vertical’s Jude Law 1970s crime thriller, The Order, is doing around $1M this weekend at 603 theaters with Briarcliff Entertainment’s Frank Grillo Werewolves seeing $1.2M at 1,351 sites.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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In addition to editing content, Alex also covers breaking news, writing about crime and severe weather as well as everything from multistate lottery jackpots to the July Fourth hot dog eating contest.Alex Sundby, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Image The New York Times Company has sued OpenAI for copyright infringement.Edmund Lee, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Judge Aileen Cannon is requiring Taylor Swift to respond to the woman suing her for copyright infringement by Thursday.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps the biggest sin of them all, however, is just how absolutely dull and yawn-inducing Dune: Prophecy is.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The sins of the Franks and their rulers had made the land fertile for Wiggo and his friends.Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Transgression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgression. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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