Both Uses of
transgress
in
Emma
- She doubted whether she had not transgressed the duty of woman by woman, in betraying her suspicions of Jane Fairfax's feelings to Frank Churchill.†
Chpt 2.9-10 *
- — It would have been a much better transgression had I broken the bond of secrecy and told you every thing.†
Chpt 3.17-18
Definition:
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(transgress) to violate a rule, promise, or social norm