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transgression

[trans-gresh-uhn, tranz-] / trænsˈgrɛʃ ən, trænz- /


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Punishments for what are considered transgressions are extremely harsh.

From BBC

Are you trying to give people some kind of communal moment of transgression?

From The Wall Street Journal

The forest becomes a Garden of Eden, marred by human transgressions.

From The Wall Street Journal

She maintains a nuanced sense of humanity’s transgressions and innocence, without demonizing or idealizing either side.

From Los Angeles Times

Her only transgression appears to be her identity as a female Pakistani-American.

From Salon