TRANSGRESSIONS
Noun
transgressions
plural of transgression
Source: Wiktionary
TRANSGRESSION
Trans*gres"sion, n. Etym: [L. transgressio a going across, going
over, transgression of the law, from transgredi, transgressus, to
step across, go over; trans over, across + gradi to step, walk: cf.
F. transgression. See Grade.]
Definition: The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law,
civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of
rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime; sin.
Forgive thy people . . . all their transgressions wherein they have
transgressed against thee. I Kings viii. 50.
What rests, but that the mortal sentence pass On his transgression,
death denounced that day Milton.
The transgression is in the stealer. Shak.
Syn.
– Fault; offense; crime; infringement; misdemeanor; misdeed;
affront; sin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition