Transgress

Transgress Definition

To violate a law, rule, command, or moral standard.

More common in formal, literary, and legal writing than in everyday speech.

Transgress is a verb.

Transgress Synonyms

breach , disobey , infringe , violate

How To Use Transgress In A Sentence

1. The company was fined for transgressing environmental regulations.
2. He promised never to transgress the principles on which the organization was founded.
3. Those who transgress the law may face serious penalties.