encroachment

noun

Definition of encroachmentnext
as in intrusion

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  1. intrusion
  2. invasion
  3. infringement
  4. trespass
  5. violation
  6. incursion
Noun
  • Human intrusion impacts every deer differently, but most mature bucks don’t tolerate much of it.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Privacy intrusion is underway already in this example.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of intrusion
Noun
  • Inspired largely by concerns over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland became the 31st member of the NATO military alliance last year.
    James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • What To Know Denmark has been a critical ally for Ukraine since the onset of the full-scale invasion, earmarking over $7 billion in funds for the country through to 2028, according to the Ministry of Defense.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of invasion
Noun
  • Those who wish to participate will be able to create and own their own digital likenesses, which the agency believes will help protect those clients against copyright infringement and allow talent to make more money.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Collectors are now, apparently, willing to pay a premium for the rights to an idea, however easily that idea can be replicated in ways that skirt the line of copyright or design patent infringement.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of infringement
Noun
  • Police officers responded to the burglary, and arrested an 18-year-old man for the crime, who was eventually charged with three misdemeanors, one count of criminal trespass, and two counts of criminal damage to property.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • He was charged with three misdemeanors: one count of criminal trespass to an occupied residence and two counts of criminal damage to property.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of trespass
Noun
  • Particularly the no pitch intentional pass and pitch clock violation anomalies.
    Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Accountability mechanisms would have to be built in to ensure violations come at a cost.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of violation
Noun
  • Israel launched a ground incursion into southern Lebanon against Hezbollah in October in concert with devastating aerial strikes on the country sitting on Israel's northern border.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement The casualties occurred around three villages in Kursk, where Russia has for four months been trying to quash a Ukrainian incursion, the agency, known by its acronym GUR, said in a public post on the Telegram messaging app.
    Samya Kullab and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of incursion
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