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trespass

tres·pass

UK/ˈtɹɛspəs/ US/ˈtɹɛspæs/ uncommon archaic obsolete
verb (5) noun (2)

verb

1.

enter unlawfully on someone''s property

  • “Don”
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2.

make excessive use of

  • “You are taking advantage of my good will!”
  • “She is trespassing upon my privacy”
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3.

break the law

4.

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

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5.

pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

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noun

1.

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

2.

Origin

From Middle English trespassen, borrowed from Old French trespasser (“to go across or over, transgress”), from tres- (“across, over”) + passer (“to pass”).

Phrases

  • light trespass
  • trespass offering
  • trespass on the case
  • trespass to chattels

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