Transgress

1. verb

   spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline

   “The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island”

2. verb

   act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

   “offend all laws of humanity”

   Similar: offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break

3. verb

   commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

   Similar: sin, trespass

4. verb

   pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

   Similar: trespass, overstep