trespass in English dictionary

  • trespass

    Meanings and definitions of "trespass"

    • (1290) sin
    • (law) Any of various torts involving interference to another's enjoyment of his property, especially the act of being present on another's land without lawful excuse.
    • (intransitive, now rare) To commit an offence; to sin.
    • (transitive, obsolete) To offend against, to wrong (someone).
    • (law) To enter someone else's property illegally.
    • noun
      sin [1290]
    • noun
      (law)
      Any of various torts involving interference to another's enjoyment of his property, especially the act of being present on another's land without lawful excuse.
    • verb
      (intransitive, now rare)
      To commit an offence; to sin.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To offend against, to wrong (someone).
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To go too far; to put someone to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude.
    • verb
      (law)
      To enter someone else's property illegally.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.
    • law: interference to another's enjoyment of his property
    • to commit an offence
    • to offend against
    • legal: to enter someone else's property illegally
    • noun
      a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
    • noun
      entry to another's property without right or permission
    • verb
      break the law
    • verb
      commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
    • verb
      enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!"
    • verb
      make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy"
    • verb
      pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

    Synonyms of "trespass" in English dictionary

    violation, take advantage, intrude are the top synonyms of "trespass" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of trespass

    • trespass ( plural  trespasses)
    • trespass ( third-person singular simple present trespasses, present participle trespassing, simple past and past participle trespassed)
    • trespass (plural trespasses)
    • trespass (third-person singular simple present trespasses, present participle trespassing, simple past and past participle trespassed)
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