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Word: encroachment (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.
  • An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
  • legal An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.
  • That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion.

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