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Encroachment

//ɪŋˈkɹoʊt͡ʃmənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion. uncountable, usually

    "At the same time, the encroachment of vegetation proceeds apace, and broom and brambles have already made portions of the line impassable, even on foot."

  2. 2
    influencing strongly wordnet
  3. 3
    An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement. uncountable, usually

    "The Legislative department derives a superiority in our Governments from other circumstances. Its constitutional powers being at once more extensive, and less susceptible of precise limits, it can, with the greater facility, mask, under complicated and indirect measures, the encroachments which it makes on the coördinate departments."

  4. 4
    entry to another's property without right or permission wordnet
  5. 5
    That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion. uncountable, usually
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  1. 6
    any entry into an area not previously occupied wordnet
  2. 7
    An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From encroach + -ment.

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