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Verb
S:
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transgress (transgress%2:41:00::)
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offend (offend%2:41:00::)
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infract (infract%2:41:00::)
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violate (violate%2:41:00::)
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go against (go_against%2:41:00::)
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breach (breach%2:41:00::)
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break (break%2:41:00::)
(act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises)
"offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
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transgress (transgress%2:42:00::)
(spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline)
"The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"
S:
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sin (sin%2:41:00::)
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transgress (transgress%2:41:02::)
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trespass (trespass%2:41:02::)
(commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law)
S:
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transgress (transgress%2:38:00::)
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trespass (trespass%2:38:00::)
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overstep (overstep%2:38:00::)
(pass beyond (limits or boundaries))