transgression C2 Topic:Law & Government US /trɑːnzˈɡrɛʃn/ See IPA manual Freq #31840 Meanings 1 noun A violation of a law, duty or commandment. And Ioshua said vnto the people, Ye cannot serue the Lord: for hee is an holy God: he is a ielous God, he will not forgiue your transgressions nor your sinnes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a violation of a law, duty... crimedelictdelinquencyerrormalfeasancemisdeedmisdemeanormisdoing Etymology From Middle English transgressioun, from Old French transgression, from Late Latin trānsgressiō, from Latin trānsgressus (perfect active participle of trānsgredior (“to step across”)) + -iō. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # transgression **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /trɑːnzˈɡrɛʃn/ **Frequency rank:** 31840 ## Meanings 1. A violation of a law, duty or commandment. ## Examples - And Ioshua said vnto the people, Ye cannot serue the Lord: for hee is an holy God: he is a ielous God, he will not forgiue your transgressions nor your sinnes. ## Synonyms - crime - delict - delinquency - error - malfeasance - misdeed - misdemeanor - misdoing ## Etymology From Middle English transgressioun, from Old French transgression, from Late Latin trānsgressiō, from Latin trānsgressus (perfect active participle of trānsgredior (“to step across”)) + -iō. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown