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en⋅croach⋅ment

[en-krohch-muhnt]
–noun
1. an act or instance of encroaching.
2. anything taken by encroaching.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME encrochement < AF. See encroach, -ment
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en·croach·ment   (ěn-krōch'mənt)   
n.  
  1. The act or an instance of encroaching.

  2. Football A violation of the rules in which a player enters the neutral zone and makes contact with an opponent prior to the snap of the ball.

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Main Entry: en·croach·ment
Function: noun
1 : an act or instance of encroaching
2 : something (as a structure) that encroaches on another's land encroachment>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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