Meaning & use

trespass

verb·Everyday

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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