Trespass (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. Law.
    • an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied.
    • a wrongful entry upon the lands of another.
    • the action to recover damages for such an injury.
  2. an encroachment or intrusion.
  3. an offense, sin, or wrong.
verb (used without object)
  1. to commit a trespass.
  2. to encroach on a person's privacy, time, etc.; infringe (usually followed by on or upon).
  3. to commit a transgression or offense; transgress; offend; sin.
verb (intr)
  1. to go or intrude (on the property, privacy, or preserves of another) with no right or permission
  2. to commit trespass, esp to enter wrongfully upon land belonging to another
  3. to sin or transgress
noun
  1. law
    • any unlawful act committed with force or violence, actual or implied, which causes injury to another person, his property, or his rights
    • a wrongful entry upon another's land
    • an action to recover damages for such injury or wrongful entry
  2. an intrusion on another's privacy or preserves
  3. a sin or offence
Trespass (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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