Trespass
verb
To go somewhere without permission.
He was arrested for trespassing on private property.
Often appears as...
- trespass on private property
- trespass on land
noun
The act of going somewhere without permission.
Trespass onto this land is forbidden.
Often appears as...
- commit a trespass
- act of trespass
verb
To do something wrong.
We ask God to forgive us for our trespasses.
Often appears as...
- forgive us our trespasses
- act of trespass
Usage tips
Literary
noun
An action causing harm or damage to someone or something.
They claimed his cutting down of the tree was a trespass against them.
Often appears as...
- commit a trespass
- act of trespass
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
verb
To go somewhere without permission.
He was arrested for trespassing on private property.
Often appears as...
- trespass on private property
- trespass on land
noun
The act of going somewhere without permission.
Trespass onto this land is forbidden.
Often appears as...
- commit a trespass
- act of trespass
verb
To do something wrong.
We ask God to forgive us for our trespasses.
Often appears as...
- forgive us our trespasses
- act of trespass
Usage tips
Literary
noun
An action causing harm or damage to someone or something.
They claimed his cutting down of the tree was a trespass against them.
Often appears as...
- commit a trespass
- act of trespass
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Legality
Trespassing often implies illegal entry, which can result in legal consequences.
Putting up signs can help deter people from illegally trespassing.
Pro Tip 2/2Implicit Permission
Some places have unspoken rules allowing entry without explicit permission, not an act of trespass.
Walking through the open gate of a park isn't considered trespassing.
Pro Tip 1/2Legality
Trespassing often implies illegal entry, which can result in legal consequences.
Putting up signs can help deter people from illegally trespassing.
Pro Tip 2/2Implicit Permission
Some places have unspoken rules allowing entry without explicit permission, not an act of trespass.
Walking through the open gate of a park isn't considered trespassing.
Pro Tip 1/2Legality
Trespassing often implies illegal entry, which can result in legal consequences.
Putting up signs can help deter people from illegally trespassing.
Pro Tip 2/2Implicit Permission
Some places have unspoken rules allowing entry without explicit permission, not an act of trespass.
Walking through the open gate of a park isn't considered trespassing.
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Descendents of Cahokia PIPE...
radar wasn't powerful enough to penetrate all the way through the mound she hopes to go back with a stronger instrument and look for more clues in addition to studying the mound the osage nation also has to actively protect it andrea says people sometimes trespass at night so they put barriers
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The pattern behind...
to pseudo scientific baloney would be the nice word which you string together a bunch of words that sound good but it does absolutely nothing in this case allowing at trespass points allowing people to go through because your little tracker device said they were okay
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Shaffi Mather: A new way...
alleging trespass, impersonation and intimidation. The battle against corruption exacts a toll on ourselves, our families, our friends, and even our kids. Yet I believe the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity and making the world a fairer place.
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The pattern behind...
in which you string together a bunch of words that sound good, but it does absolutely nothing. In this case, at trespass points, allowing people to go through because your little tracker device said they were okay, actually cost lives.
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Andreas Raptopoulos: No...
Compare this with trying to trespass a bad road in the developing world, or even being stuck in traffic in a developed world country. These fly autonomously. This is the key to the technology. So they use GPS and other sensors on board
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Laws that choke...
for most of the history of trespass law, by presuming it protects the land all the way down below and to an indefinite extent upward. Now, that was a pretty good system for most of the history of the regulation of land,
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Troublesome Trespassers...
you have your weapons permit with you weapons permit they basically went through the external area the fenceline which is actually has cuts in it and then trespass through the wildlife area
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Safari Live - Day 202 PIPE...
in water holes but when they dry that they also trespassed and have water in different areas look at what that one is doing very much peaceful forget that
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Lily-Trotters Mating...
a strange female is trespassing on this breeding territory
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Lily-Trotters Mating...
a strange female is trespassing on this breeding territory
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Descendents of Cahokia PIPE...
radar wasn't powerful enough to penetrate all the way through the mound she hopes to go back with a stronger instrument and look for more clues in addition to studying the mound the osage nation also has to actively protect it andrea says people sometimes trespass at night so they put barriers
Video examples
The pattern behind...
to pseudo scientific baloney would be the nice word which you string together a bunch of words that sound good but it does absolutely nothing in this case allowing at trespass points allowing people to go through because your little tracker device said they were okay
Video examples
Shaffi Mather: A new way...
alleging trespass, impersonation and intimidation. The battle against corruption exacts a toll on ourselves, our families, our friends, and even our kids. Yet I believe the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity and making the world a fairer place.
Video examples
The pattern behind...
in which you string together a bunch of words that sound good, but it does absolutely nothing. In this case, at trespass points, allowing people to go through because your little tracker device said they were okay, actually cost lives.
Video examples
Andreas Raptopoulos: No...
Compare this with trying to trespass a bad road in the developing world, or even being stuck in traffic in a developed world country. These fly autonomously. This is the key to the technology. So they use GPS and other sensors on board
Video examples
Laws that choke...
for most of the history of trespass law, by presuming it protects the land all the way down below and to an indefinite extent upward. Now, that was a pretty good system for most of the history of the regulation of land,
Video examples
Troublesome Trespassers...
you have your weapons permit with you weapons permit they basically went through the external area the fenceline which is actually has cuts in it and then trespass through the wildlife area
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Safari Live - Day 202 PIPE...
in water holes but when they dry that they also trespassed and have water in different areas look at what that one is doing very much peaceful forget that
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Lily-Trotters Mating...
a strange female is trespassing on this breeding territory
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Lily-Trotters Mating...
a strange female is trespassing on this breeding territory
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Quote examples
Fatema Mernissi
Moroccan Activist
A woman can walk miles without making one single step forward. As a child born in a harem, I instinctively knew that to live is to open closed doors. To live is to look outside. To live is to step out. Life is trespassing.
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Lysander Spooner
American Philosopher
If two individuals enter into a contract to commit trespass, theft, robbery or murder upon a third, the contract is unlawful and void, simply because it is a contract to violate natural justice, or men's natural rights.
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George Monbiot
British Writer
Rather than allowing Roma, Travellers and homeless people to be picked off, all those of us who fear the criminalisation of trespass should join forces with them, protecting their rights while we defend our own.
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Gilbert Arenas
American Athlete
We're humans. We live on land. Sharks live in water. So if you're swimming in the water and a shark bites you, that's called trespassing. That is called trespassing. That is not a shark attack.
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Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish Politician
Trespass, the outdoor clothing company based in the South Side, is run by two of the nicest guys and proudest Glaswegians you could meet, Afzal and Akmal Khushi.
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John Edgar Wideman
American Writer
I assume the risk of allowing my fiction to enter other people's true stories. And to be fair, I let other people's stories trespass the truth of mine.
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Leonardo Bonucci
Italian Athlete
Defence for me is so important because I do not want anyone to trespass and invade my property because that goal is my property.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
Everybody feels they have been trespassed upon, and nearly everybody has trespassed on somebody else, maybe not intentionally.
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Jeremy Camp
American Musician
I want this world to come alive, to see that yes, you're dead in your trespasses, but you have been made alive in Christ.
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Johann Kaspar Lavater
German Theologian
He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted the most sublime enjoyment of love.
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Fatema Mernissi
Moroccan Activist
A woman can walk miles without making one single step forward. As a child born in a harem, I instinctively knew that to live is to open closed doors. To live is to look outside. To live is to step out. Life is trespassing.
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Lysander Spooner
American Philosopher
If two individuals enter into a contract to commit trespass, theft, robbery or murder upon a third, the contract is unlawful and void, simply because it is a contract to violate natural justice, or men's natural rights.
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George Monbiot
British Writer
Rather than allowing Roma, Travellers and homeless people to be picked off, all those of us who fear the criminalisation of trespass should join forces with them, protecting their rights while we defend our own.
Quote examples
Gilbert Arenas
American Athlete
We're humans. We live on land. Sharks live in water. So if you're swimming in the water and a shark bites you, that's called trespassing. That is called trespassing. That is not a shark attack.
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Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish Politician
Trespass, the outdoor clothing company based in the South Side, is run by two of the nicest guys and proudest Glaswegians you could meet, Afzal and Akmal Khushi.
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John Edgar Wideman
American Writer
I assume the risk of allowing my fiction to enter other people's true stories. And to be fair, I let other people's stories trespass the truth of mine.
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Leonardo Bonucci
Italian Athlete
Defence for me is so important because I do not want anyone to trespass and invade my property because that goal is my property.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
Everybody feels they have been trespassed upon, and nearly everybody has trespassed on somebody else, maybe not intentionally.
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Jeremy Camp
American Musician
I want this world to come alive, to see that yes, you're dead in your trespasses, but you have been made alive in Christ.
Quote examples
Johann Kaspar Lavater
German Theologian
He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted the most sublime enjoyment of love.
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