English → Latin
“transgression” in Latin
violātiōviolation, profanationdēlinquōto fail in one's duty; to be wanting, lacking; to commit a fault, do something wrong; transgress, offend, errpeccōto sin, transgress, commit a wrongdoing; to mess upmaleficiumcrime, misdeed, offence, evil deed, wrong, mischief; injury, hurt; fraud, deceptionnefāswrong; (moral) offense; wicked act; misdeed or misdoing; forbidden deed or actneglegōto neglect, overlook, pass over; to be indifferent to, disregard, ignore, slight, neglect; to despise, condemnmigrōto migrate, depart to another place, change residence, move; to go away, change; to carry off, transport
The English word transgression itself goes back to Latin gradior, through trānsgressiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
transgression
Act of transgressing, violatio, or by the verbs (☞ but not transgressio, as in ecclesiastical writers; e.g., Augustin, who says transgressio legis). In case of transgression, si quis deliquerit, contra fecerit; si quis hanc legem, hoc praeceptum violaverit, neglexerit, migraverit.
An offence committed, delictum: peccatum: maleficium: nefas.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for transgression?
- The usual Latin words for “transgression” are violātiō, dēlinquō, peccō; also maleficium, nefās, neglegō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.