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transgress

[trans-gres, tranz-] / trænsˈgrɛs, trænz- /


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It matters less to me that we transgress, that we fall back or fall prey to our lesser angels.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2025

"There's nothing that upsets police officers more than to see their fellow officers transgress, commit crime, and commit awful misconduct offences," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2023

Rather, institutional principle and precedent predominate in the criminal courts over those who would transgress them.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2022

“It could be another previous life, or some harm done to you, or a lack of self-knowledge that makes us transgress on our worldview,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2022

His views about the white man were devastating, but at no time did he transgress against my own personality and make me feel that I, as an individual, shared in the guilt.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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