It was foolish of him to trespass against the law.
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Trespass
//ˈtɹɛspæs//
Synonyms for "trespass" (220 found)
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Strong matches (66)
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Verb(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
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insinuateinsinuationinterfereinterferenceinterjectioninterlopeinterlopingintermeddleinterposeinterpositioninterposureinterruptioninterveneinterventionintrudeintrusioninvadeinvasionirruptirruption
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know no boundslapselawbreakingmake an inroadmalefactionmalfeasancemalummeddleminor wrongmisdeedmisdemeanormisfeasancemortal sinnonfeasanceobtrudeobtrusionoffenceoffendoffenseomissionoutrageoverstepoverstep the boundsoversteppingpeccadillopeccancypenetratepiercepillageplay godplaying godpress inpretendpretend toprobepush input onput uponravagerush inseizeseizureset at defianceset at naughtset naught bysin of commissionsin of omissionsinful actslink inslipslip insmash insneak insqueeze insteal instorm intake overthrong inthrust intorttrample ontrample underfoottrample upontransgressiontrenchtrespassingtripunlawful entryunutterable sinusurpusurpationvenial sinviolateviolate the lawviolationviolation of lawwork inworm inwrong
Noun(3 words)
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7 entriesTranslations
74 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- нарушение noun (law)
- простъпка noun (law)
- нарушавам verb (to commit an offence)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 侵入 noun (law)
- 侵入 verb (legal: to enter someone else's property illegally)
Dutch
1 entries- huisvredebreuk noun (law)
Finnish
4 entries- julkisrauhan rikkominen noun (law)
- kotirauhan rikkominen noun (law)
- mennä liian pitkälle verb (to go too far)
- rikkoa verb (to commit an offence)
German
4 entries- Hausfriedensbruch noun (law)
- Landfriedensbruch noun (law)
- eindringen verb (legal: to enter someone else's property illegally)
- unbefugt betreten verb (legal: to enter someone else's property illegally)
Greek
4 entries- παράνομη είσοδος noun (law)
- παραβίαση noun (law)
- εισέρχομαι παρανόμως verb (legal: to enter someone else's property illegally)
- καταπατώ verb (legal: to enter someone else's property illegally)
Hebrew
1 entries- הִסִּיג גְּבוּל noun (law)
Hungarian
4 entries- birtokháborítás noun (law)
- magánlaksértés noun (law)
- behatol a birtokára verb (legal: to enter someone else's property illegally)
- birtokháborítást/magánlaksértést követ el verb (legal: to enter someone else's property illegally)
Irish
1 entries- treaspás noun (law)
Japanese
4 entries- 不法侵入 noun (law)
- 侵入 noun (law)
- 不法侵入する verb (legal: to enter someone else's property illegally)
- 侵害する verb (to commit an offence)
Korean
1 entries- 불법 침입하다 verb (legal: to enter someone else's property illegally)
Māori
3 entries- haere pokanoa verb (legal: to enter someone else's property illegally)
- hara verb (to commit an offence)
- kaihaumi verb (legal: to enter someone else's property illegally)
Old Irish
1 entries- caithig noun (law)
Portuguese
4 entries- invasão noun (law)
- infringir verb (to commit an offence)
- invadir verb (legal: to enter someone else's property illegally)
- ofender verb ((obsolete in English) to offend against)
Romanian
2 entries- păcătui verb (to commit an offence)
- viola verb (to commit an offence)
Russian
4 entries- наруше́ние noun (law)
- посяга́тельство noun (law)
- нару́шить verb (to commit an offence)
- наруша́ть verb (to commit an offence)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- coire noun (law)
Spanish
4 entries- allanamiento noun (law)
- incursión noun (law)
- invasión noun (law)
- traspaso noun (law)
Swedish
1 entries- inkräkta verb (legal: to enter someone else's property illegally)
Vietnamese
2 entries- vi phạm verb (to commit an offence)
- xâm phạm verb (legal: to enter someone else's property illegally)
Welsh
1 entries- tresmasiad noun (law)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
It was not permitted that the inhabitants trespass in the area.
Source: tatoeba (266484)
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Source: tatoeba (539686)
He was an amiable fellow, but had a certain reserve that he would not let you casually trespass upon.
Source: tatoeba (644385)
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