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noun
1.
a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, especially a sudden one; raid: The bandits made brief incursions on the village.
2.
a harmful inroad.
3.
a running in: the incursion of sea water.
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Incursion
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Example Sentences
- None see the need for major military incursion beyond their own boarders.
- Pakistanis say another incursion this week was repulsed, though both armies deny it.
- They regard personal revelation not as an incursion of privacy but a marker of authenticity.
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Word Origin & History
incursion
"hostile attack," early 15c., from L. incursionem (nom. incursio) "a running against," from incurrere (see incur).
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