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tranz-GRES/trænzˈɡres/

To transgress is to break a rule, law, or moral limit: transgress the codebook, transgress a cap. Violate (already in the dictionary) is the close twin; hanging a slogan on an empty cell is still a fail.

Meaning

To break a rule, law, or moral limit (from violate, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “To hang “full house” on an empty cell is to transgress the codebook.”
• “Violate is already in this course. Break is already in this course. A slogan is comms. A codebook line is methods. Write the raw number; then hang the slogan if the rule still allows it.”

Good to know

Go beyond a rule or limit. Close: violate (already in the dictionary). A slogan ≠ a codebook.

Near in meaning

violate, infringe, breach

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