Transgression vs. Violation — What's the Difference?

An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offence

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated

A violation of a law, principle, or duty.

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

The exceeding of due bounds or limits.

An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.

A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.

Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent.

A violation of a law, duty or commandment.

The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.

An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries.

Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc.

(geology) A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.

An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the violation of a church.

The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime; sin.

Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.

The act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle;

Ravishment; rape; outrage.

The spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

A crime less serious than a felony

The action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit

An act that disregards an agreement or a right;

Entry to another's property without right or permission

A disrespectful act

The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will