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- Dictionarytres·pass/ˈtrespəs/
verb
- 1. enter the owner's land or property without permission: "there is no excuse for trespassing on railroad property" Similar
- 2. commit an offense against (a person or a set of rules): archaic, literary "a man who had trespassed against Judaic law" Similar
noun
- 1. entry to a person's land or property without their permission: "the defendants were guilty of trespass" Similar
- 2. a sin or offense: archaic, literary "the worst trespass against the goddess Venus is to see her naked and asleep" Similar
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: an unlawful act committed on the person, property, or rights of another. especially : a wrongful entry on real property. b. : the legal action for injuries resulting from trespass.
TRESPASS definition: 1. to go onto someone's land or enter their building without permission: 2. to do something or act…. Learn more.
1. (often foll by on or upon) to go or intrude (on the property, privacy, or preserves of another) with no right or permission. 2. law. to commit trespass, esp to enter wrongfully upon land belonging to another. 3. (often foll by against) archaic. to sin or transgress. noun.
noun. entry to another's property without right or permission. synonyms: encroachment, intrusion, usurpation, violation. see more. noun. a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages. see more. verb.
1. Law. a. The act of trespassing. b. A suit brought for trespassing. 2. An intrusion or infringement on another. 3. The transgression of a moral or social law, code, or duty. See Synonyms at breach. [Middle English trespassen, from Old French trespasser : tres-, over (from Latin trāns-; see trans-) + passer, to pass; see pass .] tres′pass·er n.
an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied. a wrongful entry upon the lands of another. the action to recover damages for such an injury. an encroachment or intrusion. an offense, sin, or wrong. verb (used without object) Law. to commit a trespass.
Noun. Filter. verb. trespassed, trespasses. To go beyond the limits of what is considered right or moral; do wrong; transgress. Webster's New World. To go on another's land or property without permission or right. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To infringe on the privacy, time, or attention of another. American Heritage.
Definition of trespass verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
trespass meaning, definition, what is trespass: to go onto someone’s private land withou...: Learn more.
to go onto someone's land or enter their building without permission: I hope this is a public footpath and we're not trespassing on someone's land. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Crimes against property. anti-burglary. arson. artifice burglary. criminal damage. distraction burglary. distraction theft. fire-raising. fly-posting.
