transgression
Example Sentences
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“If the court voluntarily adopted an ethics code, academics, the media and court watchers could call out transgressions or failures to recuse,” he said.
From New York Times
And if the companies break the rules, they're expected to report their own transgression.
From Salon
This is arguably Wintour taking a more nuanced position: that a person’s transgressions should not define the scope of their career.
From Washington Post
He also learned that sometimes smaller transgressions can even be harder to let go.
From Washington Post
Udoka had seven months to figure out just the right expressions of remorse and share any lessons he may have learned when his private transgressions turned messy and public.
From Washington Post
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