ENCROACHMENT
\ɛnkɹˈə͡ʊt͡ʃmənt], \ɛnkɹˈəʊtʃmənt], \ɛ_n_k_ɹ_ˈəʊ_tʃ_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of ENCROACHMENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"
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influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"
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entry to another's property without right or permission
By Princeton University
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any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"
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influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"
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entry to another's property without right or permission
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion.
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That which is taken by encroaching on another.
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An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.
By Oddity Software
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The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion.
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That which is taken by encroaching on another.
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An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.
By Noah Webster.
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The building of a structure entirely or partly on a neighbor's property. Encroachment may occur due to faulty surveying or sheer obstreperousness on the part of the builder. Solutions range from paying the rightful property owner for the use of the property to the court-ordered removal of the structure.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
