trespass
noun
1. a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
Definition categories: act, tort
2. entry to another's property without right or permission
Similar word(s): encroachment, intrusion, usurpation, violation
Definition categories: act, misconduct, wrongdoing
Sentences with trespass as a noun:
- Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us — The Lord's Prayer. Matthew ch6. v.14, 15
verb
1. enter unlawfully on someone's property
- Don't trespass on my land!
Similar word(s): trespass, intrude
Definition categories: social, breach, break, infract, offend, transgress, violate
2. make excessive use of
- She is trespassing upon my privacy
Definition categories: social, use
3. break the law
Definition categories: social, breach, break, infract, offend, transgress, violate
4. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
Similar word(s): sin, transgress
Definition categories: social, breach, break, infract, offend, transgress, violate
5. pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
Similar word(s): overstep, transgress
Definition categories: motion, pass
Sentences with trespass as a verb:
- to trespass upon the time or patience of another