Definitions of encroachment

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Definition of 'encroachment'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) invasion, encroachment, intrusion
any entry into an area not previously occupied
"an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"

2. (noun) trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation
entry to another's property without right or permission

3. (noun) impingement, encroachment, impact
influencing strongly
"they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"

Definition of 'encroachment'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) encroachment
the act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion

2. (noun) encroachment
that which is taken by encroaching on another

3. (noun) encroachment
an unlawful diminution of the possessions of another

Translation of 'encroachment'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to advance into; invade to encroach on someone's land/rights.
Afrikaans: inbreukmaking, indringing	Arabic: تَعَدٍّ،تَجاوُز حُدود	Bulgarian: нахлуване
Brazilian: invasão	Czech: zasahování	German: derÜbergriff
Danish: indtrængen; indgriben	Greek: καταπάτηση	Spanish: usurpación
Estonian: sissetungimine	Farsi: تجاوز؛ تعدی	Finnish: tunkeutuminen
French: empiètement (sur)	Hebrew: הַסָגַת גְבוּל	Hindi: अतिक्रमण
Croatian: nasrtaj	Hungarian: túlkapás, beavatkozás; be	Indonesian: penyerangan
Icelandic: ágangur, ágengni	Italian: usurpazione	Japanese: 侵入
Korean: 침략	Lithuanian: brovimasis, kėsinimasis	Latvian: ielaušanās (svešā teritor
Malay: serangan	Dutch: inbreuk	Norwegian: inntrenging, overgrep, in
Polish: wtargnięcie, naruszenie	Persian: تجاوز؛ تعدی	Pashto: تيرى: لاندى كول، نا وړه ا
Portuguese: invasão	Romanian: (în)călcare	Russian: посягательство; вторжение
Slovak: zasahovanie	Slovenian: poseganje	Serbian: prisvajanje
Swedish: intrång, inkräktande	Thai: การบุกรุก	Turkish: tecavüz, el uzatma
Taiwanese: 侵佔，侵犯	Ukrainian: вторгнення, загарбання	Urdu: دخل اندازی
Vietnamese: sự xâm phạm	Chinese: 侵犯
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