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transgression (1136-65)
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transgression (1136-65)

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trangression;  transgressione,  transgressioun,  transgressiun  
  FEW:  transgressio 13/ii,205a Gdf:  transgressacion 8,16c GdfC:  transgression 10,800a TL: transgressïon 10,527 DEAF:  transgression  DMF:  transgression  TLF:  transgression  OED:  transgression n.  MED:  transgressioun n.  DMLBS:  transgressio 3478c

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deviation from the correct order or standard: 
( s.xiii; MS: c.1300 ) Tantes transgressions et tantes negligences fet l’en en ceste court que por ce qu’il les voit, n’en puet onques a chief venir, que quant il a sa reson commenciee  S Godric 5897
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv2 ) Avaunt derrai de ma resoun, Ne frai ore nulle transgressioun  Serm Rawlinson 823
♦lawtransgression, offence, violation of the law: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm ) la cognicioun Des causes e querels sur transgressioun  LANGTOFT thiol2 463.100
( 1329-30 ) d’enquer de checoun maner de felonyes etc. e transgressions  Gen Eyres 251
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) L'apostre dist tout ensement Qe pour trangressioun du gent La loy fuist faite  GOWER Mirour 24716
♦theol.transgression, violation of divine law through sin: 
( 1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Glorie de predication Pert s’il chet en transgression, Kar de malx se deit abstenir  Salemon 11584
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  De la lei Deu ne del comandement Ne fist trangression son escient  Anc Test (B) 3935
♦theol.Bibl.original sin of Adam and Eve eating the apple: 
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 ) la transgressiun Adam dunt Deus fu irez  Psalter Comment 313.XXIX.104
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin ) ‘Fud escience de bien e de mal en cele pume?’ ‘Neient en la pume, mais en la transgressiun’  Eluc 23.87
bref de transgression
lawwrit of trespass, claim for damages committed against one’s person or property: 
( 1312-13 ) Un hom porta un bref de transgression vers un altre e dist qe a tort prist la sue jumente [...] a force et armes  YBB Ed II xiii 144
( 1313 ) Si jeo porte moun bref de transgressione vers .x. et jeo nounsuy vers un, jeo su vers touz  YBB Ed II xiv.ii 69
( 1387 ) Un homme porta bref de transgressioun devers un autre et counta [...] qe le pleintiff achata del defendaunt un chivalle [...], le quel chivalle il luy garrantist d’estre sayne  YBB 11 Rich II 4

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See also:

trans1  transgressour 
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