Meaning of ENCROACHMENT
| Pronunciation: | | en'krowchmunt
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- [n] influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"
- [n] entry to another's property without right or permission
- [n] any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"
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| | Synonyms: | | impact, impingement, intrusion, intrusion, invasion, trespass, usurpation, violation |
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| | See Also: | | actus reus, entering, entrance, influence, inroad, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \En*croach"ment\, n.
1. The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights
or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion.
An unconstitutional encroachment of military power
on the civil establishment. --Bancroft.
2. That which is taken by encroaching on another.
3. (Law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of
another.
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| | Related Terms: | | adoption, appropriation, arrogation, assumption, entrance, entrenchment, impingement, imposition, incursion, infiltration, influx, infraction, infringement, injection, inroad, insinuation, interference, interjection, interloping, interposition, interposure, interruption, intervention, intrusion, invasion, irruption, obtrusion, overstepping, playing God, seizure, transgression, trespass, trespassing, unlawful entry, usurpation |
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