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trespass

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: trespass

1
 vn
enter unlawfully on someone's property
entry to another's property without right or permission
2
 v
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: trespass
1

v enter unlawfully on someone's property

“Don't trespass on my land!”
Synonyms:
intrude
Types:
break, break in
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
crack
gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
Type of:
breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

v pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

Synonyms:
overstep, transgress
Type of:
go across, go through, pass
go across or through

v make excessive use of

“She is trespassing upon my privacy”
Synonyms:
take advantage
Types:
encroach, entrench, impinge, trench
impinge or infringe upon
Type of:
use
seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

v break the law

Type of:
breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

n entry to another's property without right or permission

Synonyms:
encroachment, intrusion, usurpation, violation
Types:
inroad
an encroachment or intrusion
Type of:
actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct
activity that transgresses moral or civil law

n a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages

Types:
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continuing trespass
trespass that is not transient or intermittent but continues as long as the offending object remains
trespass de bonis asportatis
an action brought to recover damages from a person who has taken goods or property from its rightful owner
trespass on the case
an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss
trespass quare clausum fregit
the defendant unlawfully enters the land of the plaintiff
trespass viet armis
trespass with force and arms resulting in injury to another's person or property
Type of:
civil wrong, tort
(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
2

v commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

Synonyms:
sin, transgress
Types:
fall
yield to temptation or sin
Type of:
breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
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