trespass

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
  2. noun entry to another's property without right or permission
  3. verb enter unlawfully on someone's property

Etymology

Borrowed into Middle English trespas, from Old French trespas (“passage; offense against the law”), from trespasser.

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