trespass (Meaning)
trespass (n)
a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
entry to another's property without right or permission
trespass (v)
enter unlawfully on someone's property
make excessive use of
break the law
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
trespass (v. i.)
To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.
To commit a trespass; esp., to enter unlawfully upon the land of another.
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.
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.
trespass (v.)
Any injury or offence done to another.
Any voluntary transgression of the moral law; any violation of a known rule of duty; sin.
An unlawful act committed with force and violence (vi et armis) on the person, property, or relative rights of another.
An action for injuries accompanied with force.
Synonyms & Antonyms of trespass
Synonyms:
- iniquity
- fault
- depravity
- misconduct
- bias crime
- lawlessness
- misfeasance
- immorality
- peccadillo
- unlawfulness
- illegality
- licentiousness
- wickedness
- abuse
- break
- misdoing
- criminality
- vice
- infringement
- malefaction
- corruption
- foible
- debauchery
- hate crime
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
trespass Sentence Examples
- Trespassers will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
- The hiker was fined for trespassing on private property.
- The security guard caught the trespasser trying to enter the locked building.
- The police were called after a group of people trespassed on a school playground.
- The homeowner chased the trespasser off his property with a shotgun.
- The trespasser was arrested after vandalizing the historic building.
- The trespasser was found napping in an empty house.
- The trespasser claimed he was lost and looking for help.
- The trespasser was released with a warning after promising never to return.
- The trespasser was charged with a felony for trespassing on a nuclear plant.
FAQs About the word trespass
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Trespassers will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
The hiker was fined for trespassing on private property.
The security guard caught the trespasser trying to enter the locked building.
The police were called after a group of people trespassed on a school playground.
