· act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
Synonym(s): offend, infract, violate, go_against, breach, break
Hypernym(s): disrespect
· spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"
Hypernym(s): spread, overspread
· commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
Hypernym(s): transgress, offend, infract, violate, go_against, breach, break
· pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
Synonym(s): trespass, overstep
Hypernym(s): pass