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encroachment

noun

/ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt/

Meaning

the act of gradually intruding or taking over someone’s rights, land, or space

The villagers protested against the encroachment on their farmland.

intrusion, trespass, invasion, infringement

protection, respect, preservation

land encroachment, illegal encroachment, encroachment of rights

A written law passed by a legislative body.

All the inhabitants of a particular place; the number of people living in a country or region.

The long, flexible nose of some animals, especially an elephant, or a tubular feeding and sucking or...

The part of the body on either side of the pelvis, or informal: trendy and fashionable.

the state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing

A covering for the head, often with a visor.