English-Thai Dictionary

encroachment

N การ บุกรุก  การ ละลาบละล้วง  การ ละเมิด สิทธิ  การรุกล้ำ  intrusion trespass violation kan-buk-ruk

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENCROACHMENT

n.The entering gradually on the rights or possessions of another, and taking possession; unlawful intrusion; advance into the territories or jurisdiction of another, by silent means, or without right. 1. That which is taken by encroaching on another.
2. In law, if a tenant owes two shillings rent service to the lord, and the lord takes three, it is an encroachment.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENCROACHMENT

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 )

 

Defn: An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

encroachment

en croach ment |enˈkrōCHmənt | ▶noun 1 intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.: minor encroachments on our individual liberties. • a gradual advance beyond usual or acceptable limits: urban encroachment of habitat. 2 Football a penalty in which a defensive player is positioned in the neutral zone at the start of a play.

 

Oxford Dictionary

encroachment

en |croach |ment |ɛŋˈkrəʊtʃm (ə )nt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.: minor encroachments on our individual liberties. • a gradual advance beyond usual or acceptable limits: urban encroachment of habitat.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

encroachment

encroachment noun the encroachment on their territory: intrusion on, trespass on, invasion of, infiltration of, incursion into, appropriation of; infringement of, impingement on.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

encroachment

encroachment noun I resisted even the slightest encroachment on my territory: intrusion into, trespass on, invasion of, infiltration of, incursion into, obtrusion into, overrunning of, usurping of, appropriation of; infringement of, impingement on, impinging on.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

encroachment

en cr ó ach ment 名詞 U C ｟否定的に ｠ «…の /…に対する » 侵害, 侵犯, 侵食 «of /on , upon » ▸ the encroachment of law on international waters 国際水域にかかわる法の侵害