to trespass
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4.9
- verb
- /ˈtrɛspəs/
:
entrar sin permiso
- I'm having him arrested for trespassing.
- arrested for trespassing
What was going to happen were the people who didn't have weapons, who were trespassing in one building.
- What was going to happen were the people who didn't have weapons, who were trespassing in one building.
- All of these are potential things that might make it, let's say, illegal for her to be trespassing in poor Rick Rock's house.
- He would go and trespass, you know, in the Folsom Lake area or on the old Rocketdyne property in Rancho Cordova.
- That person is clearly trespassed on your property.
Examples
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May I ask why you're trespassing on my land?
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You're under arrest for trespassing on restricted government property.
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"You are trespassing on my land."
Fiction book (2000) -
Who dares trespass on these sacred grounds?
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I was grading papers, heard voices outside, and went to the window to see who was trespassing on my property.
Fiction book (1998) -
The Court held that this constituted an illegal search because the officer was trespassing on Jardines's property when the search took place.
Academic text (2017) -
An intruder was recently caught trespassing into Tom Cruise's home in Beverly Hills on Sunday night.
Blog text (17) -
The LAPD says there's a known transient who's been trespassing and creating the messages for a few years now.
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I noticed footprints suggesting that someone had trespassed on my property last weekend.
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The sign clearly states that anyone who trespasses will be prosecuted.
Synonyms
105
4.4
To go into a place or conversation where you are not welcome
77
4.1
To enter someone's space or private life without permission
68
6.8
Break a rule or law and go against someone's rights
22
4.6
To go into someone's space or life without permission
Compounds
- Formal
Something that stays on someone else's land without permission, like a parked truck
- Archaic
A court case to get money for goods someone took without permission
- Archaic
A case for money after someone enters your land without permission
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb trespass comes from trans- 'across' and pass 'to go', so it originally meant to 'go across' a boundary. So, to trespass is to enter someone's land without permission.