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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Encroachment \En*croach"ment\, noun
1. The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion.
An unconstitutional encroachment of military power on the civil establishment. --Bancroft.
2. That which is taken by encroaching on another.
3. (Law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
encroachment
noun
1: any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" [syn: {invasion}, {intrusion}]
2: entry to another's property without right or permission [syn: {trespass}, {violation}, {intrusion}, {usurpation}]
3: influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" [syn: {impingement}, {impact}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "encroachment": adoption, appropriation, arrogation, assumption, entrance, entrenchment, impingement, imposition, incursion, infiltration, influx, infraction, infringement, injection, inroad, insinuation, interference, interjection, interloping, interposition, interposure, interruption, intervention, intrusion, invasion, irruption, obtrusion, overstepping, playing God, seizure, transgression, trespass, trespassing, unlawful entry, usurpation
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