transgresión

Definitions of transgresión
  1. noun
    the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
    synonyms: trasgresión
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    iniquidad, inmoralidad, maldad, malicia
    morally objectionable behavior
    pecado
    an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
    crimen, delito
    (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    juego
    the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
    crimen, delito mayor
    a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
    contrahacimiento
    criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
    fraude
    intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
    secuestro
    seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
    mutilación criminal
    the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
    contravención, delito menor, falta, infracción
    a crime less serious than a felony
    comisión, consumación, perpetración
    the act of committing a crime
    raid
    the act of attacking
    brutalidad, gangsterismo, matonismo
    violent or brutal acts as of thugs
    alta traición, lesa majestad, traición
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
    crimen de guerra
    a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war
    type of:
    mala conducta, maldad
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
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