| VERB | social | trespass, intrude | enter unlawfully on someone's property |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | trespass, take advantage | make excessive use of | |
| social | trespass | break the law | |
| social | trespass, sin, transgress | commit a sin | |
| motion | trespass, transgress, overstep | pass beyond (limits or boundaries) | |
| NOUN | act | trespass | a wrongful / wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages |
| act | trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation | entry to another's property without right or permission |
| Sounds | treh'spae.s; treh'spahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | alas ... underpass: 48 rhymes with aes... | |
| abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | ||
| Meaning | A wrongful / wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages. | |
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| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | tort, civil wrong | (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought |
| Spanish | allanamiento de morada, entrada ilegal | |
| Catalan | entrada il·legal | |
| Verbs | trespass | break the law |
| Meaning | entry to another's property without right or permission. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation | |
| Narrower | inroad | An encroachment or intrusion |
| Broader | wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus | Activity that transgresses moral or civil law |
| Spanish | intrusión, invasión, violación | |
| Catalan | intromissió, intrusió, violació | |
| Verbs | trespass | enter unlawfully on someone's property |
| Meaning | Enter unlawfully on someone's property. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "Don't trespass on my land!" | |
| Synonym | intrude | |
| Narrower | break in, break | Enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act |
| Broader | transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises |
| See also | trespass | make excessive use of |
| Nouns | trespass | entry to another's property without right or permission |
| trespasser | someone who intrudes / intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission | |
| Meaning | make excessive use of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She is trespassing upon my privacy" | |
| Synonym | take advantage | |
| Narrower | impinge, encroach, entrench, trench | impinge or infringe upon |
| Broader | use | seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage |
| See also | trespass | enter unlawfully on someone's property |
| Meaning | break the law. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises |
| Spanish | cometer | |
| Nouns | trespass | a wrongful / wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages |
| Meaning | commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | sin, transgress | |
| Narrower | fall | Yield to temptation or sin |
| Broader | transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises |
| Spanish | pecar | |
| Catalan | pecar | |
| Meaning | Pass beyond (limits or boundaries) . | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | transgress, overstep | |
| Broader | pass | go across or through |
| Spanish | transgredir, traspasar | |
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