transgression vs offence

offence vs transgression

transgression and offence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transgression	Yes	No	No	No
offence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, offence is a hyponym of transgression; that is, offence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transgression:

transgression: the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
offence: a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right

Other hyponyms of transgression include abomination, evil, immorality, iniquity, wickedness, villainy, depravity, turpitude, vice, sin, sinning, terrorisation, terrorization, offense, crime, inside job.

transgression (noun)	offence (noun)
the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle	the action of attacking an enemy
the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit	a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata	a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
	a feeling of anger caused by being offended
	the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

Difference between transgression and offence

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