What is another word for transgresses?

Pronunciation: [tɹansɡɹˈɛsɪz] (IPA)

Transgresses is a verb that refers to the act of violating a law or moral code. There are several synonyms that can be used in place of transgresses, including trespasses, infringes, breaches, violates, exceeds, and oversteps. Trespasses can be used to describe someone who crosses a boundary without permission, while infringes is often used in legal contexts to describe the violation of a contract or copyright. Breaches is another synonym for transgresses that is commonly used in legal settings. It can be applied to situations where a party fails to fulfill an obligation or breaks a promise. The word 'violates' is also often used to describe an act of transgression.

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  • Independent

    • Verb, 3rd person singular present
      Violates.

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Usage examples for Transgresses

If again he transgresses the law, again he is burned as quietly as before, with no expostulation, threat, or warning.
"Parent and Child Vol. III., Child Study and Training"
Mosiah Hall
The number eleven denotes sin, because it transgresses ten....
"A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 5 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version""
François-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) Commentator: John Morley Tobias Smollett H.G. Leigh
All I can add as a closer,' concloods Jack, 'is that I'll make haste to open on any sport who transgresses these fiats an' goes to shootin' first.
"Wolfville Nights"
Alfred Lewis

Famous quotes with Transgresses

  • Then, in the next place, we must know that every being which is endowed with reason, and transgresses its statutes and limitations, is undoubtedly involved in sin by swerving from rectitude and justice.
    Origen

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