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transgress in Latin

transgress in Latin is praevaricō — transgress means to go beyond a limit that has been set.

transgress in Latin

praevaricō
verb
(intransitive, construed with against) To commit an offense; to sin.

What does "transgress" mean?

  1. verb To go beyond a limit that has been set.
    "They sometimes transgressed colonial boundaries, forming border communities with Native Americans and escaped black slaves."
  2. verb To break or go against a law.
  3. verb To do something wrong, especially against moral or religious rules.
  4. verb Of the sea, to rise and cover land near the coast.
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transgress in a sentence

  • They sometimes transgressed colonial boundaries, forming border communities with Native Americans and escaped black slaves.

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What is "transgress" in Latin?
"transgress" in Latin is praevaricō. transgress means: To go beyond a limit that has been set.
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