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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 definition: 1. to go onto someone's land or enter their building without permission: 2. to do something or act…. Learn more.
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: 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.
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.
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 meaning: 1 : to go on someone's land without permission often + on; 2 : to do something that hurts or offends someone usually + against.
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.
The action of wronging or infringing upon another's property or rights. How to use "trespass" in a sentence. The angry neighbor was accused of trespass when he cut the tree on someone else's property. Walking onto a property without permission of the owner can be considered a trespass.
Definition of trespass noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
