Associations to the word «Encroachment»
Noun
- Dweller
- Cattle
- Amendment
- Plain
- Monarchy
- Dispute
- Opium
- Neglect
- Preservation
- Independence
- Growing
- Constitution
- Primate
- Shrub
- Lust
- Pasha
- Municipal
- Mining
- Concern
- Sanction
- Sultanate
- Privacy
- Nobility
- Wilderness
- Crown
- Opposition
- Migration
- Executive
- Freedom
- Peril
- Theft
- Protest
- Nobles
- Government
- Royalty
- Seizure
- Rebellion
- Immunity
- Bog
- Extraction
- Zeal
- Sea
- Motive
- Caucasus
- Conservation
- Sand
- Turf
- Anecdote
- Danger
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
ENCROACHMENT, noun. An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.
ENCROACHMENT, noun. An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
ENCROACHMENT, noun. That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion.
ENCROACHMENT, noun. (legal) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.
Dictionary definition
ENCROACHMENT, noun. Any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts".
ENCROACHMENT, noun. Entry to another's property without right or permission.
ENCROACHMENT, noun. Influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.