transgress

英 [trænz'gres; trɑːnz-; -ns-] 美[trænz'ɡrɛs]

• vt. 违反；侵犯；犯罪
• vi. 违反；违法；越界

1. act in disregard of laws and rules;

"offend all laws of humanity"

"violate the basic laws or human civilization"

"break a law"

2. spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline;

"The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"

3. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

4. pass beyond (limits or boundaries)