transgression
noun [ C or U ] formal uk/trænzˈɡreʃ.ən/ us/trænzˈɡreʃ.ən/
违反，违法;侵犯;过失，错误
the act or process of breaking a law or moral rule, or an example of this
Who is supposed to have committed these transgressions? 谁被认为是犯了这些过错的人？
Adolescence is a period marked by fascination with the transgression of rules. 青春期是一个以迷恋违反规则为特征的时期。
See: transgress
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- His alleged transgressions have been mostly political rather than personal.
- Out of 859 transgressions of pollution laws, only 1 percent were prosecuted.
- The harsh punishment of minor transgressions has an insignificant impact on crime.