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- Dictionarytrespass/ˈtrɛspəs/
verb
- 1. enter someone's land or property without permission: "there is no excuse for trespassing on railway property" Similar
- 2. commit an offence against (a person or a set of rules): archaic, literary "a man who had trespassed against Judaic law" Similar
noun
- 1. entry to a person's land or property without permission: "the defendants were guilty of trespass" Similar
- 2. a sin or offence: archaic, literary "the worst trespass against the goddess Venus is to see her naked and asleep" Similar
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TRESPASS definition: 1. to go onto someone's land or enter their building without permission: 2. to do something or act…. Learn more.
trespass: [noun] the legal action for injuries resulting from trespass.
An unlawful intrusion that interferes with one's person or property. Tort Law originated in England with the action of trespass. Initially trespass was any wrongful conduct directly causing injury or loss; in modern law trespass is an unauthorized entry upon land. A trespass gives the aggrieved party the right to bring a civil lawsuit and ...
Trespass definition: an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied.. See examples of TRESPASS used in a sentence.
To trespass is to illegally enter someone's property or overstep your bounds in another way.
6 meanings: 1. to go or intrude (on the property, privacy, or preserves of another) with no right or permission 2. law to.... Click for more definitions.
tres•pass. (ˈtrɛs pəs, -pæs) n. 1. a. wrongful entry upon the lands of another. b. an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another. c. the action to recover damages for such injury. 2. an encroachment or intrusion. 3. an offense, sin, or wrong.
