trespasses

7 definitions • 7 examples

to go onto someone's land or enter their building without permission:

I hope this is a public footpath and we're not trespassing on someone's land.

to do something or act in a way that is not morally acceptable

the crime of going onto someone's land or entering someone's building without permission:

the law of trespass

an offence in which you break a moral or religious law:

Forgive us our trespasses.

to enter someone’s property without permission:

I didn’t realize I was trespassing on their land.

the act of going onto land or entering a building without the owner's permission:

If you enter oil refinery land, you can be arrested for trespass.

to go onto land or enter a building without the owner’s permission:

trespassing charges/laws

A landlord cannot normally claim that a tenant is trespassing on his property.