English → Latin
“transgressor” in Latin
violōto treat with violence; to maltreat; to violate, defile, profane, raperuptorbreaker; violatordēlinquōto fail in one's duty; to be wanting, lacking; to commit a fault, do something wrong; transgress, offend, errmaleficuswicked, vicious; criminal
The English word transgressor itself goes back to Latin trānsgressor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
transgressor
violator: ruptor: qui violat, non servat, non observat aliquid: qui facit, delinquit contra aliquid (one who transgresses any particular law): qui peccat, delinquit: maleficus (an offender in general). The transgressor of a law must suffer its penalty, qui violavit, non observavit legem, praeceptum, poenas dabit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for transgressor?
- The usual Latin words for “transgressor” are violō, ruptor, dēlinquō; also maleficus. 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.