TRESPASS Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word trespass. (close relations)
Definition of TRESPASS
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transgress | verbv | |||||||
verb • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline • commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law • pass beyond (limits or boundaries) | ||||||||
exceed | verbv | |||||||
verb • be greater in scope or size than some standard • be superior or better than some standard • be or do something to a greater degree | ||||||||
surpass | verbv | |||||||
verb • distinguish oneself • be or do something to a greater degree • move past • be greater in scope or size than some standard | ||||||||
transcend | verbv | |||||||
verb • be greater in scope or size than some standard • be superior or better than some standard | ||||||||
encroachment | nounn | |||||||
noun • any entry into an area not previously occupied • entry to another's property without right or permission • influencing strongly | ||||||||
intrude | verbv | |||||||
verb • enter uninvited • enter unlawfully on someone's property • search or inquire in a meddlesome way • thrust oneself in as if by force | ||||||||
intrusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • any entry into an area not previously occupied • entrance by force or without permission or welcome • the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation • rock produced by an intrusive process • entry to another's property without right or permission | ||||||||
overstep | verbv | |||||||
verb • pass beyond (limits or boundaries) • be superior or better than some standard | ||||||||
sin | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • estrangement from god • (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna • an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will • ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle • the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet verb • commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law • commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | ||||||||
usurpation | nounn | |||||||
noun • entry to another's property without right or permission • wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority) | ||||||||
violation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a crime less serious than a felony • an act that disregards an agreement or a right • entry to another's property without right or permission • a disrespectful act • the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will | ||||||||
take advantage | verbv | |||||||
verb • draw advantages from • make excessive use of |