Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who trespasses, or commits a trespass; one who invades another's property or rights, or who does a wrongful act.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Law) One who enters upon another's land, or violates his rights.
  • noun A transgressor of the moral law; an offender; a sinner.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who trespasses; an interloper.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

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Examples

  • If the trespasser is a child, you face a greater risk of liability, especially if the child was drawn to your property by an “attractive nuisance,” such as a pond or high tower or some fascinating machine.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • If the trespasser is a child, you face a greater risk of liability, especially if the child was drawn to your property by an “attractive nuisance,” such as a pond or high tower or some fascinating machine.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • If the trespasser is a child, you face a greater risk of liability, especially if the child was drawn to your property by an “attractive nuisance,” such as a pond or high tower or some fascinating machine.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • If the trespasser is a child, you face a greater risk of liability, especially if the child was drawn to your property by an “attractive nuisance,” such as a pond or high tower or some fascinating machine.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • When any trespass is done against us, it is good to remember that the trespasser is a brother, which furnishes us with qualifying consideration.

    Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721

  • The man, whom Caltrain described as a trespasser, was struck by southbound train No. 236 at

    SFGate: Top News Stories Chronicle Staff Report 2010

  • The man, whom Caltrain described as a trespasser, was struck by southbound train No. 236 at

    SFGate: Top News Stories Chronicle Staff Report 2010

  • The outraged protesters pulled the fence away and sprayed 'trespasser' on the container.

    northernstar.com.au: The Northern Star 2010

  • We highlight the proposed legislation in Arizona which if passed will make every undocumented worker in the state a criminal "trespasser".

    Radio Project Front Page Podcast Seeing Red Radio 2010

  • Carter secures pardon for US 'trespasser' in N Korea

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

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