Definitions for trespass
ˈtrɛs pəs, -pæstres·pass

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trespassnoun

   a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages

2. trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpationverb

   entry to another's property without right or permission

3. trespass, intrudeverb

   enter unlawfully on someone's property

   "Don't trespass on my land!"

4. trespass, take advantageverb

   make excessive use of

   "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy"

5. trespassverb

   break the law

6. sin, transgress, trespassverb

   commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

7. transgress, trespass, overstepverb

   pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trespassnoun

   (1290) sin

   Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us uE000147725uE001 The Lord's Prayer. Matthew ch6. v.14, 15

2. trespassnoun

   Any of various torts involving interference to another's enjoyment of his property, especially the act of being present on another's land without lawful excuse.

3. trespassverb

   To commit an offence; to sin.

4. trespassverb

   To offend against, to wrong (someone).

5. trespassverb

   To enter someone else's property illegally.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trespassnoun

   Etymology: trespas, Fr.

   1. Transgression; offence.

   Your purpos’d low correction
   Is such, as basest, and the meanest wretches
   For pilf’rings, and most common trespass
   Are punish’d with. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   The trespass money and sin money was the priests. 2 Kings.

   He shall bring his trespass offering for his sin. Lev. v. 6.

   Will God incense his ire
   For such a petty trespass? John Milton.

   2. Unlawful entrance on another’s ground.

2. To Trespassverb

   Etymology: trespasser, Fr.

   1. To transgress; to offend.

   If they shall confess their trespass which they trespassed against me, I will remember my covenant. Lev. xxvi. 43.

   They not only contradict the general design and particular expresses of the gospel, but trespass against all logick. John Norris.

   2. To enter unlawfully on another’s ground.

   Their morals and œconomy,
   Most perfectly they made agree:
   Each virtue kept its proper bound,
   Nor trespass’d on the other’s ground. Matthew Prior.

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1. Trespass

   Trespass is an area of tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person, trespass to chattels, and trespass to land. Trespass to the person historically involved six separate trespasses: threats, assault, battery, wounding, mayhem (or maiming), and false imprisonment. Through the evolution of the common law in various jurisdictions, and the codification of common law torts, most jurisdictions now broadly recognize three trespasses to the person: assault, which is "any act of such a nature as to excite an apprehension of battery"; battery, "any intentional and unpermitted contact with the plaintiff's person or anything attached to it and practically identified with it"; and false imprisonment, the "unlawful obstruction or deprivation of freedom from restraint of movement".Trespass to chattel does not require a showing of damages. Simply the "intermeddling with or use of … the personal property" of another gives cause of action for trespass. Since CompuServe Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, Inc., various courts have applied the principles of trespass to chattel to resolve cases involving unsolicited bulk e-mail and unauthorized server usage.Trespass to land is today the tort most commonly associated with the term trespass; it takes the form of "wrongful interference with one's possessory rights in [real] property". Generally, it is not necessary to prove harm to a possessor's legally protected interest; liability for unintentional trespass varies by jurisdiction. "At common law, every unauthorized entry upon the soil of another was a trespasser"; however, under the tort scheme established by the Restatement of Torts, liability for unintentional intrusions arises only under circumstances evincing negligence or where the intrusion involved a highly dangerous activity.Trespass has also been treated as a common law offense in some countries.

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1. trespass

   Trespass is the act of unlawfully entering or remaining in a property, area, or territory without the consent of the owner, possessor, or legal authority. It can also refer to causing injury to a person or property. In legal terms, it is considered a civil wrong or a criminal offense, depending on the jurisdiction and nature of the act.

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1. Trespassverb

   to pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go

2. Trespassverb

   to commit a trespass; esp., to enter unlawfully upon the land of another

3. Trespassverb

   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

4. Trespassverb

   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

5. Trespass

   any injury or offence done to another

6. Trespass

   any voluntary transgression of the moral law; any violation of a known rule of duty; sin

7. Trespass

   an unlawful act committed with force and violence (vi et armis) on the person, property, or relative rights of another

8. Trespass

   an action for injuries accompanied with force

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1. Trespass

   Trespass is an area of tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person, trespass to chattels and trespass to land. Trespass to the person historically involved six separate trespasses: threats, assault, battery, wounding, mayhem, and maiming. Through the evolution of the common law in various jurisdictions, and the codification of common law torts, most jurisdictions now broadly recognize three trespasses to the person: assault, which is "any act of such a nature as to excite an apprehension of battery"; battery, "any intentional and unpermitted contact with the plaintiff's person or anything attached to it and practically identified with it"; and false imprisonment, the "unlaw[ful] obstruct[ion] or depriv[ation] of freedom from restraint of movement". Trespass to chattels, also known as trespass to goods or trespass to personal property, is defined as "an intentional interference with the possession of personal property … proximately caus[ing] injury". Trespass to chattel, does not require a showing of damages. Simply the "intermeddling with or use of … the personal property" of another gives cause of action for trespass. Since CompuServe Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, various courts have applied the principles of trespass to chattel to resolve cases involving unsolicited bulk e-mail and unauthorized server usage.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trespass

   tres′pas, v.i. to pass over a limit or boundary: to enter unlawfully upon another's land: to inconvenience by importunity: to intrude: to injure or annoy another: to sin.—n. act of trespassing: any injury to another's person or property: a sin.—ns. Tres′passer; Tres′pass-off′ering, an offering in expiation of a trespass or sin (See Lev. xiv. 12-18). [O. Fr. trespasser (Fr. trépasser)—L. trans, across, passāre, to pass.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of trespass in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of trespass in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of trespass in a Sentence

1. Roger Stone:

   Your honor, I can only beseech you to give me a second chance, forgive me the trespass. I'm hurtfully sorry.

2. Keechant Sewell:

   Vitally important is that 10 more illegal firearms have been taken off the streets of this city that will never be used to victimize another New Yorker, in addition to the illegal guns, the other arrests were for drug sale or possession, forgery, suspended or revoked driver's licenses, reckless endangerment, felony assault, criminal possession of a knife and criminal trespass.

3. Lesa Antone:

   No laws were broken. There are no police reports as far as being trespassed or entering after trespass. We are well within our rights. Just because they don't like what we're saying doesn't make it harassment.

4. Robert Kirk:

   The FAA has taken the position that any regs that deal with air safety reside solely with the FAA, the trouble is going to be whenever someone comes after a drone operator and we’re moving into privacy and trespass, areas that are more traditionally in the realm of state and local authority.

5. Douglas Gladden:

   This is a murder case, not a criminal trespass case. When Amber Guyger shot Allison Jean, Amber Guyger didn't take someone else's property. Amber Guyger took the life of a human being.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=trespass
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Trespass
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=trespass
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trespass
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trespass
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=trespass
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=trespass
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=trespass