purpresture
[ per-pres-cher ]
/ pərˈprɛs tʃər /
noun Law.
the wrongful enclosure of or intrusion upon lands, waters, or other property rightfully belonging to the public at large.
Origin of purpresture
1150–1200; Middle English < Old French
pourpres(t)ure, porpresure enclosure, occupied space, equivalent to
pourprise, porprise (past participle of
purprendre to seize upon, encroach upon, enclose, equivalent to
pur- por-
pro-1 +
prendre to take < Latin
prehendere; see
prehension) +
-ure
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