Associations to the word «Encroachment»
Noun
- Deforestation
- Resist
- Logging
- Grazing
- Settler
- Shawnee
- Rights
- Colonist
- Sovereignty
- Manchuria
- Liberty
- Cherokee
- Habitat
- Fragmentation
- Aggression
- Boer
- Pretension
- Transvaal
- Autonomy
- Pollution
- Privilege
- Territory
- Grassland
- Wetland
- Jealousy
- Aborigine
- Hegemony
- Livestock
- Zulu
- Threat
- Oppression
- Territorial
- Erosion
- Supremacy
- Savanna
- Dune
- Tyranny
- Sewage
- Sioux
- Tribe
- Land
- Clergy
- Farmland
- Harvesting
- Safeguard
- Hunting
- Degradation
- Grievance
- Reservation
- Interference
- Integrity
- Preserve
- Extinction
- European
- Foul
- Slum
- Violation
- Colonization
- Flooding
- Barrier
- Resistance
- Sovereign
- Exploitation
- Pasture
Adjective
Wiktionary
ENCROACHMENT, noun. An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.
ENCROACHMENT, noun. An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
ENCROACHMENT, noun. That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion.
ENCROACHMENT, noun. (legal) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.
Dictionary definition
ENCROACHMENT, noun. Any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts".
ENCROACHMENT, noun. Entry to another's property without right or permission.
ENCROACHMENT, noun. Influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture".
Wise words
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