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overstep

verb as in exceed

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verb as in infringe

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Did Goldman Sachs Overstep in Criminally Charging Its Ex-Programmer?

Will a new overstep such as voluntary default be the impetus for realignment between the parties?

I'd enjoy seeing a trillion dollar coin minted purely for the deservedly righteous indignation such an overstep would create.

Did the President overstep his bounds by criticizing the Court or were his statements "unremarkable?"

There, he sold a number of political caricatures that were careful not to overstep Nazi lines.

He knew just how far it was proper for him to go, and never once did he overstep those bounds.

It was thus that Csar maintained himself within the pale of the law, and obliged the Senate to overstep it.

He must be free to play as he feels, and he will be artist enough never to overstep bounds.

People in general read poetry without any passion at all, or else overstep the modesty of nature and read not like scholars.

While the former had large allowances, they managed usually to overstep them.

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to overstep, such as: meddle, violate, encroach, and trespass.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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