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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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The meaning of TRESPASS is to commit a trespass; especially : to enter unlawfully upon the land of another. How to use trespass in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Trespass.
TRESPASS definition: 1. to go onto someone's land or enter their building without permission: 2. to do something or act…. Learn more.
Trespass definition: an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied.. See examples of TRESPASS used in a sentence.
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.
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) law to commit trespass, esp to enter wrongfully upon land belonging to another. 3. archaic ( often foll by against) to sin or transgress. n. 4. (Law) law.
noun. entry to another's property without right or permission. synonyms: encroachment, intrusion, usurpation, violation. see more. noun. a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages. see more. verb.
Trespass definition: To commit an unlawful injury to the person, property, or rights of another, with actual or implied force or violence, especially to enter onto another's land wrongfully.
Definition of trespass noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
TRESPASS definition: to go on someone's land without their permission. Learn more.
Trespass is an area of tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person, trespass to chattels, and trespass to land. Trespass to the person historically involved six separate trespasses: threats, assault, battery, wounding, mayhem (or maiming), and false imprisonment.
