trespass
[ tres-puh s, -pas ]
/ ˈtrɛs pəs, -pæs /
noun
Law.
- an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied.
- a wrongful entry upon the lands of another.
- the action to recover damages for such an injury.
an encroachment or intrusion.
an offense, sin, or wrong.
verb (used without object)
Law.
to commit a trespass.
to encroach on a person's privacy, time, etc.; infringe (usually followed by on or upon).
to commit a transgression or offense; transgress; offend; sin.
Origin of trespass
SYNONYMS FOR trespass
4, 5 T
respass ,
encroach ,
infringe ,
intrude imply overstepping boundaries and assuming possession of others' property or crowding onto the right of others. To
trespass is to pass unlawfully within the boundaries of another's property:
Hunters trespass on a farmer's fields. To
encroach is to creep, gradually and often stealthily, upon territory, rights, or privileges, so that a footing is imperceptibly established:
The sea slowly encroached upon the land. To
infringe is to break in upon or invade rights, customs, or the like, by violating or disregarding them:
to infringe upon a patent. To
intrude is to thrust oneself into the presence of a person or into places or circumstances where one is not welcome:
to intrude into a private conversation.
OTHER WORDS FROM trespass
tres·pass·er, noun non·tres·pass, noun un·tres·passed, adjective un·tres·pass·ing, adjectiveWords nearby trespass
treponemiasis,
treponemicidal,
treppe,
tres-tine,
tresis,
trespass,
tress,
tressed,
tressure,
tressy,
trestle
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British Dictionary definitions for trespass
trespass
/ (ˈtrɛspəs) /
verb (intr)
(often foll by on or upon)
to go or intrude (on the property, privacy, or preserves of another) with no right or permission
law
to commit trespass, esp to enter wrongfully upon land belonging to another
archaic (often foll by against)
to sin or transgress
noun
law
- any unlawful act committed with force or violence, actual or implied, which causes injury to another person, his property, or his rights
- a wrongful entry upon another's land
- an action to recover damages for such injury or wrongful entry
an intrusion on another's privacy or preserves
a sin or offence
Derived forms of trespass
trespasser, nounWord Origin for trespass
C13: from Old French
trespas a passage, from
trespasser to pass through, from
tres-
trans- +
passer, ultimately from Latin
passus a
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