1. глагол 1) (trespass (up)on) посягать, злоупотреблять (чем-либо) Например: I am afraid that I have trespassed a little upon the patience of the Reader. — Боюсь, что я немного злоупотребил терпением читателя. 2) [юриспруденция] а) причинять вред б) противоправно нарушать владение в) (trespass against) посягать на (лицо, закон, права, принцип); нарушать (права) Например: to trespass against the law — нарушать закон 3) [религия] грешить Синоним(ы): encroach 2. имя существительное 1) злоупотребление, посягательство Синоним(ы): encroachment, infringement 2) [юриспруденция] а) посягательство (на лицо, закон, права, принцип); нарушение (права) б) противоправное нарушение владения с причинением вреда; иск из нарушения владения в) причинение вреда; иск из причинения вреда 3) [библеистика, религия] грех, прегрешение
I. noun Etymology: Middle English trespas, from Anglo-French, passage, overstepping, misdeed, from trespasser 1. a. a violation of moral or social ethics; transgression; especially sin b. an unwarranted infringement 2. a. an unlawful act committed on the person, property, or rights of another; especially a wrongful entry on real property b. the legal action for injuries resulting from trespass II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French trespasser to overtake, exceed, wrong, from tres to a high degree (from Latin trans beyond) + passer to pass — more at through, pass intransitive verb 1. a. err, sin b. to make an unwarranted or uninvited incursion 2. to commit a trespass; especially to enter unlawfully upon the land of another transitive verb violate Example: trespass the bounds of good taste • trespasser noun Synonyms: trespass, encroach, infringe, invade mean to make inroads upon the property, territory, or rights of another. trespass implies an unwarranted or unlawful intrusion Example: hunters trespassing on farmland. encroach suggests gradual or stealthy entrance upon another's territory or usurpation of another's rights or possessions Example: the encroaching settlers displacing the native peoples. infringe implies an encroachment clearly violating a right or prerogative Example: infringing a copyright. invade implies a hostile and injurious entry into the territory or sphere of another Example: accused of invading their privacy.