Definition of Trespassing

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Trespass
  

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trespassing
adj : gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters" [syn: encroaching(a) , invasive, trespassing(a) ]

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Adjective
1. gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters"
(synonym) encroaching(a), invasive, trespassing(a)
(similar) intrusive

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Noun
1. a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
(hypernym) tort, civil wrong
(hyponym) continuing trespass
2. entry to another's property without right or permission
(synonym) encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation
(hypernym) wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
(hyponym) inroad
(derivation) intrude

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Verb
1. enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!"
(synonym) intrude
(hypernym) transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
(hyponym) break in, break
(see-also) take advantage
(derivation) encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation
2. make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy"
(synonym) take advantage
(hypernym) use
(hyponym) impinge, encroach, entrench, trench
3. break the law
(hypernym) transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
4. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
(synonym) sin, transgress
(hypernym) transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
(hyponym) fall
5. pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
(synonym) transgress, overstep
(hypernym) pass, go through, go across

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Unlawful entry or attempted entry of the property of another with the intent to commit a misdemeanor, other than larceny, or without intent to commit a crime.