Associations to the word «Trespassing»

Wiktionary

TRESPASS, noun. Sin [1290]
TRESPASS, noun. (legal) Any of various torts involving interference to another's enjoyment of his property, especially the act of being present on another's land without lawful excuse.
TRESPASS, verb. (intransitive) (now rare) To commit an offence; to sin.
TRESPASS, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To offend against, to wrong (someone).
TRESPASS, verb. (intransitive) To go too far; to put someone to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude.
TRESPASS, verb. (legal) To enter someone else's property illegally.
TRESPASS, verb. (obsolete) To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.

Dictionary definition

TRESPASS, noun. A wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages.
TRESPASS, noun. Entry to another's property without right or permission.
TRESPASS, verb. Enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!".
TRESPASS, verb. Make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy".
TRESPASS, verb. Break the law.
TRESPASS, verb. Commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law.
TRESPASS, verb. Pass beyond (limits or boundaries).

Wise words

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