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   Tres·pass

   /ˈtrespəs/

   

   verb

   • 1. enter the owner's land or property without permission: "there is no excuse for trespassing on railroad property" Similar enter without permissionintrude onencroach oninvadeinfringeimpinge onarchaic:entrench on
   • ▪ make unfair claims on or take advantage of (something): "she really must not trespass on his hospitality" Similar take advantage ofimpose onmake use ofplay onexploitabusemake unfair claims on
   • 2. commit an offense against (a person or a set of rules): archaic, literary "a man who had trespassed against Judaic law" Similar wrongdo wrong tocause harm tooffenddistress

   noun

   • 1. entry to a person's land or property without their permission: "the defendants were guilty of trespass" Similar unlawful entryintrusionencroachmentinvasioninfringementimpingement
   • 2. a sin or offense: archaic, literary "the worst trespass against the goddess Venus is to see her naked and asleep" Similar sinwrongwrongdoingtransgressioncrimeoffensemisdeedmisdemeanorerrorlapsefall from gracerare:malefaction

   Word Origin Middle English (in trespass (sense 2 of the verb)): from Old French trespasser ‘pass over, trespass’, trespas ‘passing across’, from medieval Latin transpassare (see trans-, pass1).

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   • Princeton's WordNet: Synonyms for 'trespass': usurpation, encroachment, violation, intrusion. (noun) entry to another's property without right or permission.

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   What happens if you get arrested for trespassing?

   • When arrested, suspects would receive “suspension citations” in writing that include the reason for the action, the length of the ban, the date the ban begins and a notice that violators would face criminal trespass charges. For those who merely entered and then left the Capitol, “It’s a trespass!”

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   • The words encroach and trespass are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, encroach suggests gradual or stealthy entrance upon another's territory or usurpation of another's rights or possessions. When can infringe be used instead of trespass? In some situations, the words infringe and trespass are roughly equivalent.

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   Synonyms for TRESPASS: offence, violation, crime, sin, felony, wrongdoing, transgression, breach; Antonyms of TRESPASS: innocence, blamelessness, righteousness, morality, virtue, noncrime, impeccability, guiltlessness.

   • Some common synonyms of trespass are encroach, infringe, and invade. While all these words mean "to make inroads upon the property, territory, or r...
   • The words encroach and trespass are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, encroach suggests gradual or stealthy entrance upon another's...
   • In some situations, the words infringe and trespass are roughly equivalent. However, infringe implies an encroachment clearly violating a right or...
   • The meanings of invade and trespass largely overlap; however, invade implies a hostile and injurious entry into the territory or sphere of another....

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   a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages. Synonyms: violation, encroachment, intrusion, usurpation. trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation verb.

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   Synonyms for TRESPASSES: offences, crimes, sins, violations, felonies, transgressions, debts, wrongdoings; Antonyms of TRESPASSES: noncrimes, innocences, moralities, impeccabilities, virtues, irreproachabilities, observances, noninfringements.

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   What are opposite words of Trespass? Retreat, goodness, obey, leave alone. Full list of antonyms for Trespass is here.