encroachment

encroachment

English

Alternative forms

• incroachment

Etymology

encroach +‎ -ment

Noun

encroachment (usually uncountable, plural encroachments)

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

Related terms

• encroach

Translations

entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon

Dutch: aantasting (nl) f, afslijting f, overschrijding f Finnish: tunkeutuminen (fi)

Russian: вторже́ние (ru) n (vtoržénije) Serbo-Croatian: zaposjedanje (sh)

intrusion upon another's possessions or rights

Dutch: aantasting (nl) f, inbreuk (nl) f Finnish: tunkeutuminen (fi)

Russian: посяга́тельство (ru) n (posjagátelʹstvo) Serbo-Croatian: zadiranje

that which is gained by unlawful intrusion

unlawful diminution

Spanish: intrusión (es) f, usurpación f

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