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trans·gress Listen to audio/trænsˈgrɛs/ verb
trans·gress·es; trans·gressed; trans·gress·ing
formal : to do something that is not allowed : to disobey a command or law [no obj] He who transgresses must seek forgiveness. [+ obj] There are legal consequences for companies that transgress the rules.
— trans·gres·sion Listen to audio /trænsˈgrɛʃən/ noun, plural trans·gres·sions [count]
a minor transgression
— trans·gres·sor Listen to audio /trænsˈgrɛsɚ/ noun, plural trans·gres·sors [count]

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