Definition of "outstep" [out•step]

• To step or go beyond; exceed; overstep. (verb)
• Alternative form of outcept. (conjunction)

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• "The laws are especially designed to give a guarantee that the consuls do not outstep the boundaries of their occupation and at the same time secure the necessary cooperation between the Foreign Administration and the Consular Services of the two Kingdoms [24: 1]."
• "Tseng-tzu said, Even in his thoughts, a gentleman does not outstep his place."
• "Following in the world's track (which he was ever careful not to outstep), when the boy was dead, Walpole bore eloquent testimony to his genius."