Trespass — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages

entry to another's property without right or permission

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈɛspəs/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈɛspəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈɛspəs/

2 syllables Say it as /tɹˈɛspəs/.

Examples

Don't trespass on my land!
You are taking advantage of my good will!
She is trespassing upon my privacy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sin violation overstep usurpation encroachment transgress intrusion intrude take advantage

Parts of Speech

noun	a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
noun	entry to another's property without right or permission
verb	enter unlawfully on someone's property “Don't trespass on my land!”
verb	make excessive use of “You are taking advantage of my good will!”
verb	break the law
verb	commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
verb	pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

Word Forms

trespass	verb	break the law
encroach	verb	advance beyond the usual limit
violate	verb	violate the sacred character of a place or language
intrude	verb	enter unlawfully on someone's property
trespass	noun	entry to another's property without right or permission
trespasser	noun	someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
intrusion	noun	entry to another's property without right or permission
intruder	noun	someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
sin	noun	an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
sinner	noun	a person who sins (without repenting)
sinning	noun	an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
transgression	noun	the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hausfriedensbruch

ein unrechtmäßiger Eingriff in den Besitz von Eigentum (sowohl persönliches Eigentum als auch Immobilien) oder die Einleitung einer Schadensersatzklage

🇫🇷French

intrusion

une atteinte fautive à la possession de biens (biens personnels ainsi que biens immobiliers), ou l'action intentée pour obtenir des dommages-intérêts

🇪🇸Spanish

pecado

una interferencia ilícita con la posesión de bienes (bienes muebles así como bienes inmuebles), o la acción iniciada para recuperar daños y perjuicios

🇮🇹Italian

trasgressione

un'ingiusta interferenza con il possesso di beni (sia personali che immobiliari), ovvero l'azione intentata per il risarcimento dei danni

🇳🇱Dutch

overtreding

een onrechtmatige inmenging in het bezit van eigendommen (zowel persoonlijke eigendommen als onroerend goed), of de actie die is ingesteld om schade te verhalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

invasão

uma interferência ilícita na posse de bens (bens pessoais e imóveis), ou a ação instituída para recuperar danos

🇷🇺Russian

нарушение границ

неправомерное вмешательство во владение имуществом (личным имуществом, а также недвижимостью) или иск о возмещении ущерба

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अतिचार

संपत्ति (निजी संपत्ति के साथ-साथ रियल्टी) के कब्जे में गलत हस्तक्षेप, या नुकसान की वसूली के लिए शुरू की गई कार्रवाई

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুপ্রবেশ

সম্পত্তির (ব্যক্তিগত সম্পত্তির পাশাপাশি রিয়েলটি) দখলে একটি অন্যায় হস্তক্ষেপ, বা ক্ষতি পুনরুদ্ধারের জন্য ব্যবস্থা নেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

அத்துமீறல்

சொத்து (தனிப்பட்ட சொத்து மற்றும் சொத்து) உடைமையில் தவறான குறுக்கீடு அல்லது சேதங்களை மீட்டெடுக்க நிறுவப்பட்ட நடவடிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

అతిక్రమించు

ఆస్తి (వ్యక్తిగత ఆస్తి అలాగే రియల్టీ) స్వాధీనంలో తప్పుడు జోక్యం, లేదా నష్టాలను తిరిగి పొందేందుకు ఏర్పాటు చేసిన చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

अतिक्रमण

मालमत्तेच्या ताब्यात चुकीचा हस्तक्षेप (वैयक्तिक मालमत्ता तसेच स्थावर मालमत्ता), किंवा नुकसान वसूल करण्यासाठी सुरू केलेली कारवाई

🇮🇳Gujarati

અતિક્રમણ

મિલકતના કબજામાં ખોટી રીતે હસ્તક્ષેપ (વ્યક્તિગત મિલકત તેમજ રિયલ્ટી), અથવા નુકસાનની વસૂલાત માટે કરવામાં આવેલ કાર્યવાહી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಕ್ರಮಣ

ಆಸ್ತಿ (ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಆಸ್ತಿ ಹಾಗೂ ರಿಯಾಲ್ಟಿ) ಸ್ವಾಧೀನದಲ್ಲಿ ತಪ್ಪಾದ ಹಸ್ತಕ್ಷೇಪ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾನಿಗಳನ್ನು ಮರುಪಡೆಯಲು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲಾದ ಕ್ರಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിക്രമം

സ്വത്ത് (വ്യക്തിഗത സ്വത്തുക്കളും അതുപോലെ റിയൽറ്റിയും) കൈവശം വയ്ക്കുന്നതിലുള്ള തെറ്റായ ഇടപെടൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നാശനഷ്ടങ്ങൾ വീണ്ടെടുക്കാൻ ഏർപ്പെടുത്തിയ നടപടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਲੰਘਣਾ

ਜਾਇਦਾਦ (ਨਿੱਜੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਅਤੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਰੀਅਲਟੀ) ਦੇ ਕਬਜ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਲਤ ਦਖਲਅੰਦਾਜ਼ੀ, ਜਾਂ ਹਰਜਾਨੇ ਦੀ ਵਸੂਲੀ ਲਈ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تجاوز

جائیداد کے قبضے میں غلط مداخلت (ذاتی جائیداد کے ساتھ ساتھ ریئلٹی)، یا نقصانات کی وصولی کے لیے شروع کی گئی کارروائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

侵入

错误地干扰财产（个人财产和不动产）的占有，或为追回损失而采取的行动

🇯🇵Japanese

不法侵入

財産（動産および不動産）の所有に対する不当な妨害、または損害賠償を求める訴訟の提起

🇰🇷Korean

죄

재산(동산 및 부동산) 점유에 대한 부당한 간섭 또는 손해 배상을 위해 제기된 소송

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xâm phạm

sự can thiệp sai trái vào việc sở hữu tài sản (tài sản cá nhân cũng như bất động sản) hoặc hành động được tiến hành để đòi bồi thường thiệt hại

🇹🇭Thai

บุกรุก

การแทรกแซงการครอบครองทรัพย์สินโดยมิชอบ (ทรัพย์สินส่วนบุคคลและอสังหาริมทรัพย์) หรือการดำเนินการเพื่อเรียกร้องค่าเสียหาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelanggaran

campur tangan yang salah terhadap kepemilikan properti (properti pribadi dan juga realti), atau tindakan yang dilakukan untuk memulihkan kerusakan

🇲🇾Malay

menceroboh

gangguan yang salah terhadap pemilikan harta (harta peribadi dan juga hartanah), atau tindakan yang dimulakan untuk mendapatkan ganti rugi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التعدي على ممتلكات الغير

التدخل غير المشروع في حيازة الممتلكات (الممتلكات الشخصية وكذلك العقارات)، أو الإجراء المتخذ للحصول على تعويضات

🇮🇷Persian

تجاوز

دخالت غیرقانونی در تصرف اموال (اموال شخصی و همچنین اموال) یا اقدامی که برای جبران خسارت انجام شده است.

🇹🇷Turkish

izinsiz giriş

Mülkiyetin (gayrimenkulün yanı sıra kişisel mülkiyet) mülkiyetine haksız müdahale veya zararların tazmini için başlatılan dava

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַסָגַת גְבוּל

הפרעה שלא כדין בהחזקת רכוש (רכוש אישי וכן מקרקעין), או פעולה שננקטה להשבת פיצויים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'trespass'?

The primary meaning of 'trespass' is 'a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages'.

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Using 'trespass' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'trespass' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'trespass' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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