English dictionary
Hint: With the Firefox addon you can search this dictionary from the browsers search field.
English noun: trespass | |||
| 1. | trespass (act) a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | civil wrong, tort | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | continuing trespass, trespass de bonis asportatis, trespass on the case, trespass quare clausum fregit, trespass viet armis | ||
| 2. | trespass (act) entry to another's property without right or permission | ||
| Synonyms | encroachment, intrusion, usurpation, violation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | inroad | ||
English verb: trespass | |||
| 1. | trespass (social) enter unlawfully on someone's property | ||
| Samples | Don't trespass on my land!. | ||
| Synonyms | intrude | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, break in | ||
| 2. | trespass (social) make excessive use of | ||
| Samples | You are taking advantage of my good will!. She is trespassing upon my privacy. | ||
| Synonyms | take advantage | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | use | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | encroach, entrench, impinge, trench | ||
| 3. | trespass (social) break the law | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate | ||
| 4. | trespass (social) commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law | ||
| Synonyms | sin, transgress | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fall | ||
| 5. | trespass (motion) pass beyond (limits or boundaries) | ||
| Synonyms | overstep, transgress | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go across, go through, pass | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk