transgression

Meanings

Plural: transgressions

Noun

• 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"
• the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
• the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
• A violation of a law, duty or commandment.
• An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries.
• A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.

Synonyms

evildoing