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trespass

noun [C] (NOT MORAL)
 
 
/ˈtres.pəs/ US  /-pæs/ old use

Definition

an offence in which you break a moral or religious law: Forgive us our trespasses.SinMorally wrong and evilDishonest
(Definition of trespass noun (NOT MORAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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