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Her actions transgressed the boundaries of acceptable behavior.transgressed = violated
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The use of innocents as human shields transgresses "the laws of war."transgresses = violates
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The rules say that if there's a third transgression, he simply has to be released. (source)transgression = breaking of rules
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It was forbidden for me to question them, to demand their transgressions, if transgressions they were. (source)transgressions = rule violations
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One of our neighbors would walk in and yell at me for the smallest of transgressions—not smiling at her, or bagging the groceries too heavy one day or too light the next. (source)transgressions = breaking of rules
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And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. (source)transgression = rule violation
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For this transgression, Williams now put her on the Out stack. (source)transgression = violationstandard suffix: The suffix "-sion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in admission from admit, discussion from discuss, and invasion from invade.
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I also don't believe that whatever comes after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions—that sounds too much like an Erudite afterlife to me, all accuracy and no feeling. (source)transgressions = sins or rule violationsstandard suffix: The suffix "-sions", converts a verb into a plural noun that denotes results of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in discussions from discuss, explosions from explode, and revisions from revise.
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The great professor of law has transgressed, inserted himself where he should not be.† (source)transgressed = violated a rule, promise, or social norm
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Once they obey you, you have no excuse to transgress against them. (source)transgress = violate rules
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I might well have added "Transgressors will be subject to confinement!"† (source)
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Such behavior was bad for Germany, and it was bad for the transgressor.† (source)transgressor = someone who violates a rule, promise, or social norm
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By stopping the story where the drama normally kicks in, with the children innocently transgressing against the witch's property, Coover forces us to see how our responses—anxiety, trepidation, excitement—are conditioned by our previous encounters with the original fairy tale.† (source)transgressing = violating a rule, promise, or social norm
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The Gods themselves, in virtue, honour, strength, Excelling thee, may yet be mollified; For they, when mortals have transgress'd, or fail'd To do aright, by sacrifice and pray'r, Libations and burnt-off'rings, may be sooth'd.† (source)transgress'd = violated a rule, promise, or social norm
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"But as to these days," I said; "you don't mean to tell me that no one ever transgresses this habit of good fellowship?"† (source)transgresses = violates a rule, promise, or social norm
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1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God.† (source)standard suffix: Today, the suffix "-eth" is replaced by "-s", so that where they said "She transgresseth" in older English, today we say "She transgresses."
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