Transgress

transgres', v. t. [-gre ed (-gresf), -gre ing.] To overpa (a rule prescribed as the limit of duty); to break or violate (a law, civil or moral).— v. i. To offend by violating a law; to sin.— Transgre ion, -gresh'un, n. Act of transgre ing; violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; fault; offense; crime: infringement; misdemeanor; misdeed; affront.— Transgre 'ive, -iv, a. Disposed to transgre ; faulty; culpable. — Transgre 'or, n. One who, etc.; a sinner. Tranship. See Tran hip.