transgression
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When it comes to prisons, there is very serious harm done by our unquestioned acceptance of carcerality and punishment as the main way of dealing with social transgression.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
"These attacks represent a dangerous escalation and an unacceptable transgression," the UAE's foreign ministry said, adding that the country reserves the "right to respond".
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
It offers the thrill of transgression without the burden of intellectual rigor.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
The result is a devastating work of scholarship that commits the ultimate transgression of failing to include the trigger warnings so cherished by the targets of the author’s indictment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
“You know that there’s no third chance. The rules say that if there’s a third transgression, he simply has to be released.”
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
Vocabulary lists containing transgression
The Giver
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Power Prefix: trans-
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