trespasser


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
trespass/ˈtrespəs/
verb
  • 1 enter someone's land or property without permission.
  • 2 (trespass on) make unfair claims on or take advantage of (something).
  • 3 (trespass against) archaic or literary commit an offence against (a person or a set of rules).
noun
  • 1 Law entry to a person's land or property without their permission.
  • 2 archaic or literary a sin or offence.
– derivatives
trespasser noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. trespasser ‘pass over, trespass’, trespas ‘passing across’, from med. L. transpassare (see trans-, pass1).
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