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- Dictionarytrespass/ˈtrɛspəs/
verb
- 1. enter someone's land or property without permission: "there is no excuse for trespassing on railway property" Similar
- 2. commit an offence against (a person or a set of rules): archaic, literary "a man who had trespassed against Judaic law" Similar
noun
- 1. entry to a person's land or property without permission: "the defendants were guilty of trespass" Similar
- 2. a sin or offence: archaic, literary "the worst trespass against the goddess Venus is to see her naked and asleep" Similar
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trespass, encroach, infringe, invade mean to make inroads upon the property, territory, or rights of another. trespass implies an unwarranted or unlawful intrusion. hunters trespassing on farmland. encroach suggests gradual or stealthy entrance upon another's territory or usurpation of another's rights or possessions.
TRESPASS definition: 1. to go onto someone's land or enter their building without permission: 2. to do something or act…. Learn more.
verb (intransitive) 1. (often foll by on or upon) to go or intrude (on the property, privacy, or preserves of another) with no right or permission. 2. law. to commit trespass, esp to enter wrongfully upon land belonging to another. 3. (often foll by against) archaic. to sin or transgress. noun. 4. law.
Through the evolution of the common law in various jurisdictions, and the codification of common law torts, most jurisdictions now broadly recognize three trespasses to the person: assault, which is "any act of such a nature as to excite an apprehension of battery"; battery, "any intentional and unpermitted contact with the plaintiff ...
Definition of trespass verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
If you lie to a friend, that's a type of trespassing. Taking advantage of someone is trespassing. Both kinds of trespassing are violations. Definitions of trespass. verb. enter unlawfully on someone's property. “Don't trespass on my land!”. synonyms: intrude. see more.
