Verb: trespass 'tres,pas or tres-pus [N. Amer], tres-pus [Brit]
- Enter unlawfully on someone's property
"Don't trespass on my land!";
- intrude
- Pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
"The teenagers trespassed onto private land";
- transgress, overstep
- Make unwelcome demands on or intrude upon
"She is trespassing upon my privacy"; "I don't want to trespass on your hospitality";
- take advantage
- [archaic] Commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
"He felt he had trespassed by lying to his parents";
- sin, transgress
- Entry to another's property without right or permission
"The hikers were unaware of their trespass onto private land";
- encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation
- An unlawful interference with someone's property rights
"The company filed a lawsuit for trespass against the protesters who refused to leave their property"
Derived forms: trespassed, trespassing, trespasses
Type of: actus reus, breach, break, civil wrong, go against, infract, misconduct, offend, outrage, pass, tort, transgress, use, violate, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct
Encyclopedia: Trespass