transgress

verb ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about transgress at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.

   offend all laws of humanity

2. Spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline.

   The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island

3. Commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law.