Encroachment (IPA: /ɛnˈkɹoʊtʃmənt/)
| Encroachment (n.) |
The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion. |
| Encroachment (n.) |
That which is taken by encroaching on another. |
| Encroachment (n.) |
An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another. |
| Encroachment Synonyms |
Impingement, Impact |
| Encroachment Synonyms |
Invasion, Intrusion |
| Encroachment Synonyms |
Trespass, Violation, Usurpation, Intrusion |
Encroachment Rhymes
Encroachment |
| Spanish Translation |
Encroachment in Spanish is Invasión |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Balls, the lot of it. It's death, that's what I'm suffering from. The systematic encroachment of the big D." - John le Carré |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Family life is an encroachment on private life." - Karl Kraus |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " The supreme issue, involving all others, is the encroachment of the powerful few upon the rights of the many." - Robert M. La Follette Sr. |
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