transgress

verb4

1. •
   To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.

   • They sometimes transgressed colonial boundaries, forming border communities with Native Americans and escaped black slaves. — 2006
2. •
   To act in violation of some law.

   • For man will hearken to his glozing lies, And easily transgress the sole command. — 1667
3. •
   To commit an offense; to sin.

   • Why give you peace to this untemperate beast That hath so long transgressed you? — 1608
4. •
   To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate.