transgress

The Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, David Hume, for example, argued that suicide did not transgress a person's duty "to God, our neighbour, or ourselves".

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

Rather, institutional principle and precedent predominate in the criminal courts over those who would transgress them.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2022

“It could be another previous life, or some harm done to you, or a lack of self-knowledge that makes us transgress on our worldview,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2022

Black Image Center, in a sense, is a way to transgress all of these things.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2022

His views about the white man were devastating, but at no time did he transgress against my own personality and make me feel that I, as an individual, shared in the guilt.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Consider what Christianity, at its core, actually does: It transgresses and disrupts.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

But the idea that because an opponent transgresses a norm the standard no longer applies to anyone is a perversion of principle.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2022

“How do you know who you are when your primal love bond is formed with someone who then transgresses and violates it?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2021

Even if a travel-hacking scheme does not outright violate the terms of service, a company can simply decide the technique transgresses the spirit of its program.

From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2021

How does man act toward God, as soon as he transgresses his law?

From Training the Teacher by Schauffler, A. F.

Battle lines are drawn and immediately transgressed in a play that takes farce out of the bedroom and into administrative corridors and cubicles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025

“But if you transgressed . . . by trying to present yourself as somewhat above your station intellectually, then that is the end.”

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024

As in Europe, those persecuted as witches in the colonies were commonly poor and marginalized, but women who transgressed Puritan behavioral norms or who attained wealth or property were also at risk.

From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023

"It is equally understandable that the leadership of the state House of Representatives felt a strong message had to be sent to those who transgressed the rules," said Lowery.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2023

She doubted whether she had not transgressed the duty of woman by woman, in betraying her suspicions of Jane Fairfax’s feelings to Frank Churchill.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

It does its best to misbehave, transgressing between the real and the imaginary, between emotions dangerously raw and overcooked, breaking boundaries between what we call classical music and what we don’t.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2024

On the other hand, with “Alice Sadie Celine,” we are not talking about transgressing the long-gone mores of the 1950s and ’60s.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

The lawsuit also claims that Chop’t did not dispute the fine, which was for transgressing a rule that food service establishments must “operate their premises in such a way as to avoid imminent health hazards.”

From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

The summer of 2023, which was the hottest in recorded history, served as a potent reminder of the consequences of transgressing planetary limits.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2023

Dorothy's record for good-nature was seriously menaced by this mischievous prank, and she would probably have told Mrs. Black her honest opinion of the transgressing infant; but Kathleen's view of the case disarmed her.

From The Dorrance Domain by Wells, Carolyn