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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Encroachment \En*croach"ment\, n.
     1. The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights
        or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              An unconstitutional encroachment of military power
              on the civil establishment.           --Bancroft.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which is taken by encroaching on another.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of
        another.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Encroachment \En*croach"ment\, n.
     1. The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights
        or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion.
  
              An unconstitutional encroachment of military power
              on the civil establishment.           --Bancroft.
  
     2. That which is taken by encroaching on another.
  
     3. (Law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of
        another.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  encroachment
       n 1: any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion
            of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" [syn: invasion,
             intrusion]
       2: entry to another's property without right or permission
          [syn: trespass, violation, intrusion, usurpation]
       3: influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of
          American values on European culture" [syn: impingement,
          impact]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  encroachment
     Αγγλικά n.
     καταπάτηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  encroachment
     n.
     1 An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an
  advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.
     2 An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
     3 That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion.
     4 (lb en law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  encroachment
     n.
     1 An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an
  advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.
     2 An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
     3 That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion.
     4 (lb en law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  encroachment
     n.
     1 An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an
  advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.
     2 An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
     3 That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion.
     4 (lb en law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  encroachment
     n.
     1 An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an
  advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.
     2 An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
     3 That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion.
     4 (lb en law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  encroachment
     Englanti n.
     1 (vähin erin) tunkeutua; kajota (alueeseen, oikeuksiin)
     2 oikeusloukkaus

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Encroachment /ɛŋkɹˈəʊtʃmənt/
  الإنتهاك

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  encroachment /ɛŋkɹˈəʊtʃmənt/
  zásah

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  encroachment /ɛŋkɹˈəʊtʃmənt/
  Ausbreiten , Ausbreitung
           Note: auf etw.
           Note: on sth.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  encroachment /ɛŋkɹˈəʊtʃmənt/
  Auswirkung  [negative]
           Note: auf etw., Beeinträchtigung ([+ gen]) 
     Synonym: impingement
  
   see: encroachments, impingements

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  encroachment /ɛŋkɹˈəʊtʃmənt/
  Eingriff 
           Note: in etw., Übergriff 
           Note: auf etw.
        "minor encroachments on our individual liberties"  - kleinere Eingriffe in unsere persönlichen Freiheiten
     Synonym: impingement
  
   see: encroachments, impingements

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  encroachment /ɛŋkɹˈəʊtʃmənt/
  Vordringen , Transgression  [geol.]
        "encroachment of swamps"  - Vordringen von Sümpfen, Versumpfung
     Synonym: transgression
  
   see: marine transgression

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]


  encroachment /ɛŋkɹˈəʊtʃmənt/
  
  παρέμβαση

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]


  encroachment //ɛŋˈkɹoʊt͡ʃmənt// //ɪŋˈkɹoʊt͡ʃmənt// 
  tunkeutuminen 2.
  entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon
   3.
  intrusion upon another’s possessions or rights

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]


  encroachment /ɛŋkɹˈəʊtʃmənt/
  1. túlkapás
  2. beavatkozás

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]


  encroachment /ɛŋkɹˈəʊtʃmənt/ 
  invasão, intrusão

From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]

/ɛnˈkɹoʊtʃmənt/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]
ENCROACHMENT. An unlawful gaining upon the right or possession of another; as, when a man sets his fence beyond his line; in this case the proper remedy for the party injured is an action of ejectment, or an action of trespass.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "encroachment": adoption, appropriation, arrogation, assumption, entrance, entrenchment, impingement, imposition, incursion, infiltration, influx, infraction, infringement, injection, inroad, insinuation, interference, interjection, interloping, interposition, interposure, interruption, intervention, intrusion, invasion, irruption, obtrusion, overstepping, playing God, seizure, transgression, trespass, trespassing, unlawful entry, usurpation
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 侵蚀,侵犯;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 侵蚀,侵犯

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