Synonyms of transgression

nounA violation of a law, duty or commandment.

• misdoingAn act of wrongdoing; a misdeed.
• offenseA crime or sin.
• wrongdoingAn instance of doing wrong.
• crimeAny great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
• delictA wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law.
• delinquencyA criminal offense.
• errorSin; transgression.
• malfeasanceWrongdoing.
• misdeedThat which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
• misdemeanorAny act of misbehavior.
• peccadilloA petty offense.
• sinA misdeed or wrong.
• tortA wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an...
• tortfeasanceThe condition, or an act, of doing wrong; the act of committing a tort.
• venialityA venial (pardonable) action or an instance of venial behaviour.
• villainy
• wrongAn instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).