trespass
11trespass — [n] invasion, offense breach, contravention, crime, delinquency, encroachment, entrenchment, error, evildoing, fault, infraction, infringement, iniquity, injury, intrusion, misbehavior, misconduct, misdeed, misdemeanor, obtrusion, poaching, sin,… …
12trespass — (v.) c.1300, transgress, offend, sin, from O.Fr. trespasser pass beyond or across, from tres beyond (from L. trans ) + passer go by, pass (see PASS (Cf. pass) (v.)). Meaning enter unlawfully is first attested in forest laws of Scottish Parliament …
13Trespass — Unlawful entry redirects here. For the 1992 film, see Unlawful Entry (film). For other uses, see Trespass (disambiguation) …
14trespass — An unlawful interference with one s person, property, or rights. At common law, trespass was a form of action brought to recover damages for any injury to one s person or property or relationship with another. Any unauthorized intrusion or… …
15trespass — trespasser, n. /tres peuhs, pas/, n. 1. Law. a. an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied. b. a wrongful entry upon the lands of another. c. the action to… …
16trespass — I n. criminal trespass II v. 1) (obsol.) (D; intr.) to trespass against 2) (D; intr.) to trespass on, upon (to trespass on a neighbor s property) * * * [ trespəs] upon (to trespass on a neighbor s property) (D; intr.) to trespass on (obsol.) (D;… …
17trespass — tres|pass1 [ˈtrespəs US pəs, pæs] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: trespasser [i] to go across, trespass , from tres across (from Latin trans) + passer to pass ] 1.) to go onto someone s private land without their permission trespass on… …
18trespass — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trespas, from Anglo French, passage, overstepping, misdeed, from trespasser Date: 13th century 1. a. a violation of moral or social ethics ; transgression; especially sin b. an unwarranted infringement 2 …
19trespass — I UK [ˈtrespəs] / US [ˈtresˌpæs] / US [ˈtrespəs] verb [intransitive] Word forms trespass : present tense I/you/we/they trespass he/she/it trespasses present participle trespassing past tense trespassed past participle trespassed 1) to go into a… …
20trespass on — phrasal verb trespass on or trespass upon [transitive] Word forms trespass on : present tense I/you/we/they trespass on he/she/it trespasses on present participle trespassing on past tense trespassed on past participle trespassed on formal… …
