Transgression vs Oppression - What's the difference?
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A violation of a law, command or duty
An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries
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The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
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The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
A feeling of being oppressed.
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Transgression is a related term of oppression.
As nouns the difference between transgression and oppression
is that transgression is a violation of a law, command or duty while oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.transgression
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(wikipedia transgression)Noun
(en noun)oppression
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