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trespass
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tres·pass
/ ˈtrespəs; -ˌpas/
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v. [intr.]
1.
enter the owner's land or property without permission:
there is no excuse for trespassing on railroad property.
∎ (tresspass on)
make unfair claims on or take advantage of (something):
she really must not trespass on his hospitality.
2. (trespass against) archaic or poetic/lit.
commit an offense against (a person or a set of rules):
a man who had trespassed against Judaic law.
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n.
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Law
entry to a person's land or property without their permission:
the defendants were guilty of trespass |
a mass trespass on the hills.
2. archaic or poetic/lit.
a sin; an offense:
the worst trespass against the goddess Venus is to see her naked and asleep.
DERIVATIVES:
tres·pass·er
n.
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Forgive us our trespasses
Magazine article from: The Canadian Appraiser; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Denis Rivard of SCM Adjusters write on the issue of trespass. Trespass is a quasi-criminal offence for which one can be...other English Canadian provinces: Ontario Statutory Trespass Provisions The relevant statute under which an appraiser...
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Trespass, common law, government regulations, and fences in colonial New South Wales, 1788-1828.
Magazine article from: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society; 12/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...They also ensured that the stock did not trespass onto neighbouring property, damaging...giving rise to civil claims for damages. Trespass was an important issue in the early years...Kercher summarises several court cases for trespass, and discusses the efforts by successive...
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Maryland Court of Appeals says waste wasn't trespass
Newspaper article from: The Daily Record (Baltimore); 8/30/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...state's highest court says it isn't trespass. For the officers and directors of a...leased property they left in 2001. "Trespass doesn't work here," said Thomas J...on the land of another to be guilty of trespass. [Intracel] put it on land which it...
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Police offer to issue trespass notices
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 12/29/2004; 700+ words
; ...The controversial idea of issuing trespass notices follows iwi expressing concerns...continue driving on the estuary and fight a trespass notice in court if necessary. Tasman...Brian McGurk said police offered to issue trespass notices on behalf of iwi against people...
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Slamming the Brakes on Cyber-Trespass.
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing; 7/29/2003; 700+ words
; ...formidable weapon of the doctrine of cyber-trespass. In Intel v. Hamidi, the California...employee, could not have engaged in the "trespass to chattels" underpinning Intel's claim of cyber-trespass because he caused no damage to Intel...
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Highway light trespass: Human and social factors
Magazine article from: Institute of Transportation Engineers. ITE Journal; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; KNOWLEDGE OF LIGHT TRESPASS ISSUES AND THEIR POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS...INFORMATION GAP ON THE ACCEPTABILITY OF LIGHT TRESPASS BY NEIGHBORS OF URBAN HIGHWAYS, A...varied complaints about highway light trespass. Some residents of the Orleans and...
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Schools slap trespass notices against parents
Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times; 9/29/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...taking drastic steps - including issuing trespass notices - to protect themselves from...unemployed Stratford couple were served a trespass notice last month and face a $1000 fine...principal, I've never had to take a trespass notice against a parent before." He...
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Chemical trespass: the verdict on Dow.(Interview)(Interview)
Magazine article from: Multinational Monitor; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...far. So, with this book, Trespass Against Us--a title borrowed...trying to raise the toxic trespass issue and the visibility of...burden invasion. Chemical trespass is occurring daily, in all...unlike a thief or person who trespasses on your property, chemical...
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Warding off evil spirits: in the real world, the laws of trespass are clear; but the laws as applied to electronic trespassing are less certain.
Magazine article from: Security Management; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...file a lawsuit under the legal theory of trespass and seek a court-ordered injunction prohibiting...CFAA) to pursue a civil injunction. Trespass. Most people are familiar with the law of trespass, which accords property owners the right...
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Lord Macdonald welcomes national campaign to prevent trespass and vandalism on the railways.
M2 Presswire; 4/12/2000; 700+ words
; ...welcomes national campaign to prevent trespass and vandalism on the railways (C)1994...initiative by the rail industry to combat trespass and vandalism on the railways was today...Industry Partnership Campaign Against Trespass and Vandalism on the Railways. The campaign...
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Trespass
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
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...
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Trespass, Criminal
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
TRESPASS, CRIMINAL Introduction The common law crime of criminal trespass generally consists of two basic elements. The first is trespass, which can be broadly defined as interference with another's actual and peaceable possession of property...
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trespass
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
trespass in law, any physical injury to the person...In English common law the action of trespass first developed (13th cent.) to afford...to property. The two early forms were trespass quare clausum fregit, used in instances...
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Trespass to Try Title
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
TRESPASS TO TRY TITLE Another name for an ejectment action to recover possession of land wrongfully occupied by a defendant.
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Action on the Case
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...Action on the case is also called trespass on the case because it developed from the common-law action of trespass during the fifteenth century in England...simply called case. Case differs from trespass in that it redresses more indirect...
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