encroachment
1encroachment — en·croach·ment n 1: an act or instance of encroaching 2: something (as a structure) that encroaches on another s land possession of the one foot encroachment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
2Encroachment — is a term which implies advance beyond proper limits, and may have different interpretations depending on the context. Encroachment may refer to one of the following:*Temporal encroachment present *Structural encroachment *Military encroachment… …
3Encroachment — En*croach ment, n. 1. The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion. [1913 Webster] An unconstitutional encroachment of military power on the civil establishment. Bancroft. [1913 Webster]… …
4encroachment — 1520s, from ENCROACH (Cf. encroach) + MENT (Cf. ment). In Anglo French from mid 15c …
5Encroachment — A situation in real estate where a property owner violates the property rights of his neighbor by building something on the neighbor s land or by allowing something to hang over onto the neighbor s property. Encroachment can be a problem along… …
6encroachment — [[t]ɪnkro͟ʊtʃmənt[/t]] encroachments N VAR: usu with supp (disapproval) You can describe the action or process of encroaching on something as encroachment. It s a sign of the encroachment of commercialism in medicine... The problem was to… …
7encroachment — encroach en‧croach [ɪnˈkrəʊtʆ ǁ ˈkroʊtʆ] verb encroach on/upon something phrasal verb [transitive] to gradually take more control of someone s rights, property, responsibility etc than you should: • Bureaucratic power has encroached upon the… …
8encroachment — An illegal intrusion in a highway or navigable river, with or without obstruction. Hartford Elec. Light Co. v. Water Resources Commission, 162 Conn. 89, 291 A.2d 721, 730. An encroachment upon a street or highway is a fixture, such as a wall or… …
9encroachment — An illegal intrusion in a highway or navigable river, with or without obstruction. Hartford Elec. Light Co. v. Water Resources Commission, 162 Conn. 89, 291 A.2d 721, 730. An encroachment upon a street or highway is a fixture, such as a wall or… …
10encroachment — noun the encroachment on their territory Syn: intrusion on, trespass on, invasion of, infiltration of, incursion into, appropriation of; infringement of, impingement on …
