Hypertext Webster Gateway: "encroachment"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Encroachment \En*croach"ment\, n.
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) 1.7 (wn)
encroachment
n 1: any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion
of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"; "a viral
invasion" [syn: {invasion}, {intrusion}]
2: entry to another's property without right or permission
[syn: {trespass}, {violation}, {intrusion}]
3: influencing strongly: "they resented the impingement of
American values on European culture" [syn: {impingement},
{impact}]
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