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transgression

N การกระทำ ผิด  kan-kra-tam-pid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRANSGRESSION

n.The act of passing over or beyond any law or rule of moral duty; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command. He mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away. Ezra 1 :6.
Forgive thy people all their transgressions. 1 Kings 8:5 .
1. Fault; offense; crime.

 

TRANSGRESSIONAL

a.That violates a law or rule of duty.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRANSGRESSION

Trans *gres "sion, n. Etym: [L. transgressio a going across, going over, transgression of the law, from transgredi, transgressus, to step across, go over; trans over, across + gradi to step, walk: cf. F. transgression. See Grade. ]

 

Defn: The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime; sin. Forgive thy people. .. all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee. I Kings viii. 5 . What rests, but that the mortal sentence pass On his transgression, death denounced that day Milton. The transgression is in the stealer. Shak.

 

Syn. -- Fault; offense; crime; infringement; misdemeanor; misdeed; affront; sin.

 

TRANSGRESSIONAL

TRANSGRESSIONAL Trans *gres "sion *al, a.

 

Defn: Of pertaining to transgression; involving a transgression.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

transgression

trans gres sion |transˈgreSHən, tranz- trænzˈɡreʃn | noun an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense: I'll be keeping an eye out for further transgressions | her transgression of etiquette.

 

Oxford Dictionary

transgression

trans |gres ¦sion |trɑːnsˈgrɛʃn, trɑːnzˈgrɛʃn, transˈgrɛʃn, tranzˈgrɛʃn | noun an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offence: I'll be keeping an eye out for further transgressions | few ministers now stand down because of sexual transgressions | [ mass noun ] : her transgression of genteel etiquette.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

transgression

transgression noun 1 a punishment for past transgressions: offense, crime, sin, wrong, wrongdoing, misdemeanor, impropriety, infraction, misdeed, lawbreaking; error, lapse, peccadillo, fault; archaic trespass. 2 Adam's transgression of God's law: infringement, breach, contravention, violation, defiance, disobedience, nonobservance. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See sin . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

transgression

transgression noun 1 they were granted full amnesty for their transgressions: offence, crime, sin, wrong, wrongdoing, misdemeanour, felony, misdeed, lawbreaking, vice, evil-doing, indiscretion, peccadillo, mischief, mischievousness, wickedness, misbehaviour, bad behaviour; error, lapse, fault; archaic trespass. 2 Adam's transgression of God's law: infringement, breach, contravention, violation, defiance, infraction, disobedience, breaking, flouting, non-observance, overstepping, exceeding. ANTONYMS obedience.

 

Duden Dictionary

Transgression

Trans gres si on Substantiv, feminin , die |Transgressi o n |1 Geografie Vordringen des Meeres über größere Gebiete des Festlands 2 Biologie das Auftreten von Genotypen , die in ihrer Leistungsfähigkeit die Eltern- und Tochterformen übertreffen

 

French Dictionary

transgression

transgression n. f. nom féminin Action de transgresser. : La transgression d ’une loi.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

transgression

trans gres sion /trænsɡréʃ (ə )n |trænz -/名詞 U C かたく 違反, 犯罪 ; (宗教 道徳上の )罪 (sin ).