TRANSGRESSING
Verb
transgressing
present participle of transgress
Source: Wiktionary
TRANSGRESS
Trans*gress", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transgressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Transgressing.] Etym: [Cf. F. transgresser. See Transgression.]
1. To pass over or beyond; to surpass. [R.] Surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law. Dryden.
2. Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the For man will hearken to his glozing lies, And easily transgress the sole command. Milton.
3. To offend against; to vex. [Obs.] Why give you peace to this imperate beast That hath so long transgressed you Beau. & Fl.
Trans*gress", v. i.
Definition: To offend against the law; to sin. Who transgressed in the thing accursed. I Chron. ii. 7.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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