TRESPASS Definition & Meaning

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trespass

[tres-puhs, -pas]

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noun

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1. an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied.
2. a wrongful entry upon the lands of another.
3. 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 orupon ).
to commit a transgression or offense; transgress; offend; sin.

trespass

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verb

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
1. any unlawful act committed with force or violence, actual or implied, which causes injury to another person, his property, or his rights
2. a wrongful entry upon another's land
3. an action to recover damages for such injury or wrongful entry
an intrusion on another's privacy or preserves
a sin or offence

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

trespasser noun
nontrespass noun
untrespassed adjective
untrespassing adjective
ˈ�ٰ��貹�� noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of trespass¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; (noun) Middle English trespas “transgression, offense,” from Old French, derivative of trespasser, equivalent to tres- (from Latin �ٰ��Բ�- trans- ) + passer “to pass” ( pass ); (verb) Middle English trespassen, derivative of the noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of trespass¹

C13: from Old French trespas a passage, from trespasser to pass through, from tres- _trans- + passer , ultimately from Latin passus a _pace ¹

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Synonym Study

Trespass , 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.

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Example Sentences

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She had confessed to flying into the country to see the singer, but ended up getting arrested for trespassing.

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The government's plan includes new legislation which will target crimes such as organised begging by gangs and trespassing, a statement said.

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At the time of his arrest, the Newark mayor was accused of trespassing and disregarding warnings that he would be arrested if he did not leave.

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The Met said the man, aged in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of trespass on a protected site and possession of class A drugs.

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Energy Transfer, the company that led the project, filed a defamation suit accusing Greenpeace of violating trespassing and defamation laws and coordinating the protests.

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Related 51�Թ�s

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treponemiasis tress

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