transgress

/trænzˈgres/ verb [I, T] formal

Definition

› to do something which is against a law or rule

transgression

/trænzˈgreʃən/ noun [C]

(Definition of transgress verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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