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Transgressio

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Abbott (1879)

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old English law. A violation of law. Also trespass; the action of trespass.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. In old English lato. Transgression; violation of law either by going beyond measure, or by doing less than one ought out of malice or by negligence. Transgressio est cuin modns noii servatur iiec menstira: transgression (or trespass) is when neither moderation nor measure is observed.

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

In old English law, a violation of law. Also, trespass, and the action of trespass.