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Transgression

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.

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Abomination 76% connected

The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; as, he holds tobacco in abomination.

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Crime 76% connected

Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law.

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Depravity 76% connected

The state of being depraved or corrupted; a vitiated state of moral character; general badness of character; wickedness of mind or heart; absence of…

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Evil 76% connected

Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Immorality 76% connected

The state or quality of being immoral; vice.

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Iniquity 76% connected

Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of brib…

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Offence 76% connected

See Offense.

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Offense 76% connected

Alt. of Offence

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Sin 76% connected

Old form of Since.

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Sinning 76% connected

of Sin

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Turpitude 76% connected

Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or actions; shameful wickedness; depravity.

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Vice 76% connected

A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse.

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Villainy 76% connected

The quality or state of being a villain, or villainous; extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness; as, the villainy of the seducer.

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Wickedness 76% connected

The quality or state of being wicked; departure from the rules of the divine or the moral law; evil disposition or practices; immorality; depravity;…

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Action 76% connected

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

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actus reus 76% connected

The act or omission that forms the physical part of a crime.

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Misconduct 76% connected

Wrong conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement.

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Wrongdoing 76% connected

Evil or wicked behavior or action.

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Transgress 74% connected

To pass over or beyond; to surpass.

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Transgress 74% connected

To pass over or beyond; to surpass.

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Trespass 74% connected

To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.

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Trespass 74% connected

To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.

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