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transgredir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • infringe verb To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
  • transgress verb To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
  • violate verb To break or fail to comply with a law, rule, or agreement.

Senses

transgredir is used for these senses in English:

  • infringe (transitive) To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
  • transgress (transitive) To act in violation of some law.
  • violate (transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).

infringe — full definition

  1. verb To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
  2. verb To break in or encroach on something.
  3. verb To furnish or embellish with a fringe.

transgress — full definition

  1. verb To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
  2. verb To act in violation of some law.
  3. verb To commit an offense; to sin.
  4. verb To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate.

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