transgression of a law

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• transgression — I noun abuse, breach, contravention, crime, delictum, delinquency, dereliction, disobedience, encroachment, error, fault, guilty act, illegal action, illegality, infraction, infringement, iniquity, misbehavior, misconduct, misdeed, misdoing,… …   Law dictionary

• law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …   Law dictionary

• Transgression — Trans*gres sion, n. [L. transgressio a going across, going over, transgression of the law, from transgredi, transgressus, to step across, go over; trans over, across + gradi to step, walk: cf. F. transgression. See {Grade}.] The act of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• transgression — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. transgression (12c.), from L.L. transgressionem (nom. transgressio) a transgression of the law, in classical Latin, a going over, from transgressus, pp. of transgredi go beyond, from trans across (see TRANS (Cf. trans… …   Etymology dictionary

• Transgression — may be:* a legal transgression, a crime usually created by a social or economic boundary * a social transgression, violating a norm * a Biblical transgression, violation of God s ten commandments; sin (1 John 3:4) * Transgression (LDS theology),… …   Wikipedia

• law — [n1] rules of a government, society act, assize, behest, bidding, bylaw, canon, case, caveat, charge, charter, code, command, commandment, constitution, covenant, decision, decree, decretum, demand, dictate, divestiture, due process, edict,… …   New thesaurus

• Law — • By law in the widest sense is understood that exact guide, rule, or authoritative standard by which a being is moved to action or held back from it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Law     Law …   Catholic encyclopedia

• transgression — [n] violation, misbehavior breach, breaking of the law, contravention, crime, defiance, disobedience, encroachment, erring, error, fault, infraction, infringement, iniquity, lapse, misdeed, misdemeanor, offense, overstepping, sin, slip, trespass …   New thesaurus

• transgression — [transgresh′ən, tranzgresh′ən] n. the act or an instance of transgressing; breach of a law, duty, etc.; sin …   English World dictionary

• For where no law is, there is no transgression. — For where no law is, there is no transgression. For where no law is, there is no transgression. The Bible, Romans 4:15 Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …   Law dictionary

• Law of error — Error Er ror, n. [OF. error, errur, F. erreur, L. error, fr. errare to err. See {Err}.] 1. A wandering; a roving or irregular course. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The rest of his journey, his error by sea. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. A wandering or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English