Meaning & use
trespass
To enter someone's land or property without permission or legal right.
See it in a sentence
The hikers accidentally trespassed onto private farmland while following an unmarked trail.
Signs warned that anyone who trespassed on the construction site would be prosecuted.
A note on using this word
As a noun, 'trespass' can also mean a wrongdoing in older or religious usage, as in 'forgive us our trespasses.'
Words with a similar meaning
intrudeencroach
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