Trespass - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtrespəs|  American pronunciation of the word trespass
Brit.  |ˈtrespəs|  British pronunciation of the word trespass

noun

- a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
- entry to another's property without right or permission (syn: encroachment, intrusion, usurpation, violation)

verb

- enter unlawfully on someone's property (syn: intrude)
Don't trespass on my land!
- make excessive use of
She is trespassing upon my privacy
- break the law
- commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law (syn: sin, transgress)
- pass beyond (limits or boundaries) (syn: overstep, transgress)

Extra examples

He was arrested for trespass.

...forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us...

He told me I was trespassing.

The sign said “No Trespassing.”

I am afraid that I have trespassed a little upon the patience of the Reader.

She was arrested for trespassing on government property.

He will be prosecuted for trespass.

Don't trespass on my land!

She is trespassing upon my privacy

...by my troth, I will not trespass on your precious property...

He would not trespass any longer upon the indulgence of the proprietors.

Trespass is a tort not a crime.

If you dare to trespass on my grounds you will be treated as a vagrant or a beggar.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: trespass
he/she/it: trespasses
present participle: trespassing
past tense: trespassed
past participle: trespassed
noun
singular: trespass
plural: trespasses
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