What is the meaning of transgression?

noun

• The act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle.
  • usage: "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"
  • synonyms: evildoing
• The spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.
• The action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit. .