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trespass
A	noun
	1	trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation
			entry to another's property without right or permission
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚wrongdoing; wrongful conduct; misconduct; actus reus ╚trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation ╚inroad
	2	trespass
			a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚wrongdoing; wrongful conduct; misconduct; actus reus ╚tort; civil wrong ╚trespass ╚trespass viet armis ╚trespass quare clausum fregit ╚trespass on the case ╚trespass de bonis asportatis ╚continuing trespass
B	verb
	1	transgress, trespass, overstep
			pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚pass; go through; go across ╚transgress, trespass, overstep
	2	sin, transgress, trespass
			commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚relate ╚disrespect ╚transgress; offend; infract; violate; go against; breach; break ╚sin, transgress, trespass ╚fall
	3	trespass
			break the law
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚relate ╚disrespect ╚transgress; offend; infract; violate; go against; breach; break ╚trespass
	4	trespass, take advantage
			make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy"
		Category Tree: use; utilize; utilise; apply; employ ╚exploit; work ╚use ╚trespass, take advantage ╚impinge; encroach; entrench; trench
	5	trespass, intrude
			enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚relate ╚disrespect ╚transgress; offend; infract; violate; go against; breach; break ╚trespass, intrude ╚break in; break

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