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Trespassing - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Trespassing : adj : gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved
back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists";
"trespassing hunters" [syn: encroaching(a), invasive,
trespassing(a)]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Trespass \Tres"pass\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trespassed; p. pr. &
Trespassing.]_[{OF">vb. n. Trespassing.] [{OF. trespasser to go across or
over, transgress, F. tr['e]passer to die; pref. tres- (L.
trans across, over) _ passer to pass. See Pass, v. i., and
cf. Transpass.]
1. To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to
go. [Obs.]
Soon after this, noble Robert de Bruce . . .
trespassed out of this uncertain world. --Ld.
Berners.
2. (Law) To commit a trespass; esp., to enter unlawfully upon
the land of another.
3. To go too far; to put any one to inconvenience by demand
or importunity; to intrude; as, to trespass upon the time
or patience of another.
4. To commit any offense, or to do any act that injures or
annoys another; to violate any rule of rectitude, to the
injury of another; hence, in a moral sense, to transgress
voluntarily any divine law or command; to violate any
known rule of duty; to sin; -- often followed by against.
In the time of his distress did he trespass yet more
against the Lord. --2 Chron.
xxviii. 22.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Trespassing |
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MelCorrea: To do a report w/o Trespassing! RT @NBC12Photog @MelCorrea So the question is: Why did the Correa cross the road? |
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patriotsnetwork: I uploaded a YouTube video -- Arrested For Trespassing On Your Own Property http://bit.ly/7I3zHe |
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RonCdeWeijze: RT @organic_bliss: Twitter, no me gusta. Still. I tried. Alright, see ya. -- No Trespassing. Here's more border patrol: http://bit.ly/66gemL |
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