1. (

• transgression ,
• evildoing

) the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" ;

2. (

• transgression

) the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata ;

3. (

• transgression ,

) the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit ;