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Transgression Common

Origin: Latin suffix -sion

Transgression has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

2

the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

3

the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit

4

A violation of a law, duty or commandment.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wrongdoing geological phenomenon action
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
abomination evil villainy depravity vice sin terrorization offense crime inside job
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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