trespass - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'trespass' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Trespass

[ v.]

- Any injury or offence done to another.
- Any voluntary transgression of the moral law; any violation of a known rule of duty; sin.
- An unlawful act committed with force and violence (vi et armis) on the person, property, or relative rights of another.
- An action for injuries accompanied with force.

2 . Trespass

[ v. i.]

- To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.
- To commit a trespass; esp., to enter unlawfully upon the land of another.
- To go too far; to put any one to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude; as, to trespass upon the time or patience of another.
- To commit any offense, or to do any act that injures or annoys another; to violate any rule of rectitude, to the injury of another; hence, in a moral sense, to transgress voluntarily any divine law or command; to violate any known rule of duty; to sin; -- often followed by against.

Meaning of 'trespass' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . trespass

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- enter unlawfully on someone's property

Example in sentence:

Don't trespass on my land!

Meaning (2):
- make excessive use of

Example in sentence:

She is trespassing upon my privacy;
You are taking advantage of my good will!

Nearby Words:

treacher treacherous treachery treachetour treachour treacle treacly tread tread-softly treadboard

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Trespasser
Trespasser is a person who enters or remains on the owner’s property without the owner’s consent.

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