trans·gres·sion (trxxx257;ns-grxxx283;sh'xxx601;n, trxxx257;nz-)
1. A violation of a law, command, or duty: "The same transgressions should be visited with equal severity on both man and woman" (Elizabeth Cady Stanton). See Synonyms at breach.
2. The exceeding of due bounds or limits.
3. A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.
And he ain't talking about definition #3