trans·gress [ tranz gréss ](past and past participletrans·gressed, present participletrans·gress·ing, 3rd person present singulartrans·gress·es)
verb
Definition:
1. transitive verb break law: to break a law, rule, or moral code transgress the law
2. intransitive verb do wrong: to commit a crime or do wrong by disobeying a law, command, or moral code He transgressed against the organization's code of conduct.
3. transitive verb overstep proper limit: to go beyond a limit, usually in a blameworthy way She'd transgressed the bounds of civil behavior.
[15th century. Directly or via French transgresser< Latin transgress-, past participle of transgredi "step across, go over" < gradi "to step, go"]
