'Encroachment' definitions:
Definition of 'encroachment'
From: WordNet
noun
Any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" [syn: invasion, encroachment, intrusion]
noun
Entry to another's property without right or permission [syn: trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation]
noun
Influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" [syn: impingement, encroachment, impact]
Definition of 'Encroachment'
From: GCIDE
- Encroachment \En*croach"ment\, n.
- 1. The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion. [1913 Webster]
- An unconstitutional encroachment of military power on the civil establishment. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is taken by encroaching on another. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'encroachment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adoption,
- appropriation,
- arrogation,
- assumption,
- entrance,
- entrenchment,
- impingement,
- imposition,
- incursion,
- infiltration,
- influx,
- infraction,
- infringement,
- injection,
- inroad,
- insinuation,
- interference,
- interjection,
- interloping,
- interposition,
- interposure,
- interruption,
- intervention,
- intrusion,
- invasion,
- irruption,
- obtrusion,
- overstepping,
- playing God,
- seizure,
- transgression,
- trespass,
- trespassing,
- unlawful entry,
- usurpation