transgress

Meanings

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
• spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
  • "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"
• commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
• pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

Synonyms

breach, break, go against, infract, offend, overstep, sin, trespass, violate