transgress, trespass

Charles B.
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  1. transgress
    act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  2. trespass
    enter unlawfully on someone's property
  3. tort
    a wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
  4. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  5. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  6. take advantage
    draw advantages from
  7. sin
    an act that is regarded as a transgression of God's will
  8. wickedness
    the quality of being wicked
  9. wicked
    having committed unrighteous acts
  10. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  11. severalty
    the state of being several and distinct
  12. prophesy
    predict or reveal, as if through divine inspiration
  13. preach
    deliver a sermon
  14. exhort
    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  15. edify
    make understand
  16. enlighten
    give spiritual insight to
  17. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  18. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  19. reproof
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
Created on Mon Feb 25 21:25:40 EST 2008 (updated Tue Feb 26 02:06:58 EST 2008)

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