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Verbs
(v)transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, breakact 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”
(v)transgressspread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline“The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island”