pəs, -pæs noun
1.
Law.
a.
an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied.
b.
a wrongful entry upon the lands of another.
c.
the action to recover damages for such an injury.
2.
an encroachment or intrusion.
3.
an offense, sin, or wrong.
verb (used without object)
4.
Law. to commit a trespass.
5.
to encroach on a person's privacy, time, etc.; infringe (usually followed by on or upon ).
6.
to commit a transgression or offense; transgress; offend; sin.
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Origin:
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English trespas transgression, offense < Old French, derivative of trespasser, equivalent to tres- (< Latin trāns- trans-) + passer to pass; (v.) Middle English trespassen, derivative of the noun
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English trespas transgression, offense < Old French, derivative of trespasser, equivalent to tres- (< Latin trāns- trans-) + passer to pass; (v.) Middle English trespassen, derivative of the noun
Related forms
tres·pass·er, noun
non·tres·pass, noun
un·tres·passed, adjective
un·tres·pass·ing, adjective
Synonyms
4, 5. T respass , encroach , infringe , intrude imply overstepping boundaries and assuming possession of others' property or crowding onto the right of others. To trespass is to pass unlawfully within the boundaries of another's property: Hunters trespass on a farmer's fields. To encroach is to creep, gradually and often stealthily, upon territory, rights, or privileges, so that a footing is imperceptibly established: The sea slowly encroached upon the land. To infringe is to break in upon or invade rights, customs, or the like, by violating or disregarding them: to infringe upon a patent. To intrude is to thrust oneself into the presence of a person or into places or circumstances where one is not welcome: to intrude into a private conversation.
4, 5. T respass , encroach , infringe , intrude imply overstepping boundaries and assuming possession of others' property or crowding onto the right of others. To trespass is to pass unlawfully within the boundaries of another's property: Hunters trespass on a farmer's fields. To encroach is to creep, gradually and often stealthily, upon territory, rights, or privileges, so that a footing is imperceptibly established: The sea slowly encroached upon the land. To infringe is to break in upon or invade rights, customs, or the like, by violating or disregarding them: to infringe upon a patent. To intrude is to thrust oneself into the presence of a person or into places or circumstances where one is not welcome: to intrude into a private conversation.
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trespass (ˈtrɛspəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by on | |
| 1. | 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. | archaic ( |
| —n | |
| 4. | law |
| a. any unlawful act committed with force or violence, actual or implied, which causes injury to another person, his property, or his rights | |
| b. a wrongful entry upon another's land | |
| c. an action to recover damages for such injury or wrongful entry | |
| 5. | an intrusion on another's privacy or preserves |
| 6. | a sin or offence |
| [C13: from Old French trespas a passage, from trespasser to pass through, from tres- | |
| 'trespasser | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
trespass
c.1300, "transgress, offend, sin," from O.Fr. trespasser "pass beyond or across," from tres- "beyond" (from L. trans-) + passer "go by, pass" (see pass (v.)). Meaning "enter unlawfully" is first attested in forest laws of Scottish Parliament (c.1455). The noun is recorded
from late 13c. The modern descendant of O.Fr. trespasser, Fr. trépasser has come to be used euphemistically for "to die" (cf. cross over, and obituary).
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