encroachment

noun

Definition of encroachmentnext
as in intrusion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroachment
  1. intrusion
  2. invasion
  3. infringement
  4. trespass
  5. violation
  6. incursion
Noun
  • This significantly lowers the barrier for cyberattacks and increases the speed and efficiency of data theft—sometimes in minutes, before security teams even detect an intrusion. 3.
    — Keren Katz, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • No casualties were recorded during this intrusion, and no radio station employees were present at the scene.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of intrusion
Noun
  • In its latest estimate, the U.K. Defense Ministry said Russian troops suffered 900,000 casualties -- including up to 250,000 killed -- since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine three years ago.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • His Lawyers Reply to Justin Baldoni Wayfarer brings claims against Jones for breach of contract, while Abel brings claims for fraud, invasion of privacy and unfair competition, among others.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of invasion
Noun
  • Amid a wave of legal action over the past several years from the fast-evolving technology, the New York Times sued OpenAI for copyright infringement.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The company has been sued for copyright infringement by the Center for Investigative Reporting, the country’s oldest nonprofit newsroom, as well as by The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune and the New York Daily News.
    — Hayden Field, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of infringement
Noun
  • Protesters are facing charges of trespass and resisting arrest, according to the New York Police Department.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Along with claims of trespass and nuisance, Energy Transfer alleges that Greenpeace defamed the company to its financial backers.
    — Jennifer Safstrom, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of trespass
Noun
  • Kalkbrenner hit a jump hook and the Huskies turned the ball over on a shot clock violation as Creighton came out of the break on a 9-3 run, its lead swelling to 17 points.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Our goal every game is to force our opponents have a shot clock violation (90 seconds).
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of violation
Noun
  • Trump has already begun making the case that such an incursion or invasion is already underway.
    — Ivana Saric, Axios, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The president has falsely proclaimed an invasion and predatory incursion to use a law written for wartime for peacetime immigration enforcement.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of incursion
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