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Meaning of encroachment


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

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


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