pass beyond (limits or boundaries) act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
If someone transgresses, they break a moral law or a rule of behaviour. If a politician transgresses, that is not the fault of the media. a monk who had transgressed against the law of celibacy It seemed to me that he had transgressed the boundaries of good taste. + transgression transgressions trans·gres·sion Tales of the candidate's alleged past transgressions have begun springing up. to do something that is against the rules of social behaviour or against a moral principle (transgresser, from , past participle of transgredi , from gredi )