transgressor

[ trans-gres-er, tranz- ]

noun

1. someone or something that transgresses, violating a law or command or going beyond a boundary or limit:

   Although not specifically illegal, promoters could sue transgressors for breach of contract if filming is forbidden by the ticket's terms.

Word History and Origins

Origin of transgressor¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Anglo-French, from Latin, equivalent to transgress ( def ) + -or ²( def )

Example Sentences

There is no punishment for those that don’t comply, although Suga has sought to amend laws that would allow the government to penalize transgressors and provide financial assistance to businesses that do comply.

From Fortune

Once they focus in on whether someone is acting out of genuine religious belief, the transgressor is half way home.

From The Daily Beast

For I know that transgressing thou wilt transgress, and I have called thee a transgressor from the womb.

From Project Gutenberg

The impenitent transgressor continues under the curse of the law.

From Project Gutenberg

So from the same heart that had felt a passionate pity for the victim, compassion flowed out on the transgressor.

From Project Gutenberg

He is the transgressor in the first, and she is the culprit in the second delinquency.

From Project Gutenberg

And yet it was she who had spoken the first lenient word to a transgressor of the unpardonable type.

From Project Gutenberg

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