"transgresses" in the verb sense
1. transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
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"
2. transgress
spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
"The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"
3. sin, transgress, trespass
commit a sin violate a law of God or a moral law
4. transgress, trespass, overstep
pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
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