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[in-troo-zhuhn]

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noun

an act or instance of intruding.

the state of being intruded.

Law.

an illegal act of entering, seizing, or taking possession of another's property.

a wrongful entry after the determination of a particular estate, made before the remainderman or reversioner has entered.

Geology.

emplacement of molten rock in preexisting rock.

plutonic rock emplaced in this manner.

a process analogous to magmatic intrusion, as the injection of a plug of salt into sedimentary rocks.

the matter forced in.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Medieval Latin intrūsiōn- (stem of intrūsiō), equivalent to Latin intrūs(us), past participle of intrūdere to intrude (equivalent to intrūd- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with dt < s) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

in·tru·sion·al, adjective

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the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation

such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence

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They know that tax credits are good for nothing but greater federal intrusion.

Yet doing so would reopen old wounds relating to civil rights, governmental intrusion into hiring decisions, etc.

Some newspapers will cavil, arguing that without sensation and intrusion they cannot survive.

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They know that tax credits are good for nothing but greater federal intrusion.

Yet doing so would reopen old wounds relating to civil rights, governmental intrusion into hiring decisions, etc.

Some newspapers will cavil, arguing that without sensation and intrusion they cannot survive.

The full-length gauntlet cuff shields you from drafts and moisture intrusion.

Others fret over state intrusion and social strictures.

Another example of the insane and ignorant government intrusion into our private lives.

And some of those things that we'll be looking at is any potential animal intrusion.

Africa might have been delivering payback for the intrusion of countless camera safaris to the world's wildlife mecca.

That's not true for men, and a violent intrusion into the body of a weaker man by a stronger woman is an exceptional crime.

It was an unwelcome intrusion into investors' irrepressible optimism.

Grumblers thought of yet another government intrusion into the lives of honest, tax-paying citizens.

More important, no matter how noble the purpose, a worm is an unauthorized intrusion.

Sony said it knew how the intrusion was accomplished, but not who was responsible.

Some might sigh over the intrusion of the modern world.

Eventually, an intrusion of more magma may trigger an eruption.

Deep sediments would quickly seal any fissures from earthquake or tectonic movement, preventing this type of intrusion.

Develop a ruggedized intrusion and vehicle tamper detection kit for outdoor use in transient locations.

And the level of intrusion by the state in the private lives of its citizens differs from country to country.

The intrusion of railroads brought tourists but also extended the reach of loggers.

His sister gave him a push back after a repeated intrusion.

Llamas and alpacas are naturally inquisitive, and intolerant of intrusion into their space.

And if carried to its ultimate extreme, human intrusion could affect the animals' entire species-and has.

The first task will be to secure sites from intrusion or tampering, even by the relatives of the dead.

Bill has placed a speaker in the thicket below and broadcast a territorial intrusion call.

Add to this a concern about the growing intrusion of marketing in schools.

The only likely way to achieve that goal is to acquire tracts of forest-and to protect them successfully from intrusion.

Such an attack provides no clues that an intrusion has even occurred.

But intrusion allowed only when it is in the public interest-no other alibis allowed.

Liquid-crystal display technology is partly responsible for this new intrusion.

Such a customer, mobile operators hope, is likely to be more grateful than annoyed by the intrusion.

Another reason is the growing intrusion of faith into the workplace.

We need a change in this country, and it's a change to smaller government with less intrusion into our lives.

And yet the industry finds this to be a life-threatening intrusion on its livelihood.

To shield them from the intrusion of developers and natural.

Any government interference to save the parks and other federal land is intrusion and should be avoided.

The intrusion of the cellular network onto the subway, however, is going to be a mixed bag.

Animals have the right to their own lives without our selfish intrusion and commercial exploitation.

Sure, some faculty members might resent the intrusion and the extra work it entails.

More insidious is the intrusion of sophisticated surveillance technology into everyday life.

But many doctors find the use of the data by sales representatives an intrusion into the way they practice medicine.

At first an intrusion of magma deep below the surface superheated the water.

In quantum experiments in the physics lab, the slightest intrusion will destroy a quantum.

But there comes a point where police intrusion is so great, even if there is no traditional expectation of privacy, that.

These are only magnified by the first intrusion of the informal.

Some brave birds disregarded the novel intrusion and dived right into their feed within seconds.

Depending on whom you ask, it's either a clever hack or an obnoxious intrusion.

The law protects people against any intrusion into their private life or that of their family.

Bigger firewalls, better intrusion detection systems, virus protection are all great after the fact technologies.

Unfortunately, the other rangers do not react well to the female's intrusion into their domain.

The dramatic intrusion of the body into this age, was to me refreshing, rather than shocking.

They supposed that schizophrenia might represent the intrusion of the dream state into.

The castaways must also deal with man-eating plants and the island's dim-bulbed hairy males, who resent the intrusion of rivals.

And the reader will observe this sudden rude intrusion of pseudo-mythical truth as a sign of profundity.

Any intrusion may be validated by the danger of terrorism.

It is unacceptable intrusion of the economic powers in public affairs.

It was almost never used, and the caretaker obviously felt imposed upon by the intrusion.

The governments intrusion in our personal lives is astounding.

What has limited the philanthropic is usually traceable to the intrusion of state mandates and subsidies.

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World English Dictionary

intrusion (ɪnˈtruːʒən)

—n
1.	the act or an instance of intruding; an unwelcome visit, interjection, etc: an intrusion on one's privacy
2.	a. the movement of magma from within the earth's crust into spaces in the overlying strata to form igneous rock
	b. any igneous rock formed in this way
3.	property law an unlawful entry onto land by a stranger after determination of a particular estate of freehold and before the remainderman or reversioner has made entry

in'trusional

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

intrusion

late 14c., from O.Fr. intrusion, from M.L. intrusionem (nom. intrusio) "a thrusting in," from L. intrusus, pp. of intrudere, from in- "in" + trudere "to thrust, push" (see extrusion). Intrude is first recorded 1530s.

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Science Dictionary

intrusion

(ĭn-tr

'zhən) Pronunciation Key
The movement of magma through cracks in underground rocks within the Earth, usually in an upward direction. ◇ Rocks that form from the underground cooling of magma are generally coarse-grained (because they cool slowly so that large crystals have time to grow) and are called intrusive rocks. Compare extrusion.

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