advance beyond proper limits
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overstep — I verb accroach, advance beyond proper limits, break in upon, encroach, entrench, exceed, go beyond, go over, go too far, impinge, infringe, interfere, intrude, invade, meddle, not observe, obtrude, overpass, overrun, run over, strain, stretch,… … Law dictionary
Encroachment — is a term which implies advance beyond proper limits, and may have different interpretations depending on the context. Encroachment may refer to one of the following:*Temporal encroachment present *Structural encroachment *Military encroachment… … Wikipedia
encroach — en·croach || ɪn krəʊtʃ v. advance beyond proper limits, infringe, trespass, intrude, invade … English contemporary dictionary
encroached — en·croach || ɪn krəʊtʃ v. advance beyond proper limits, infringe, trespass, intrude, invade … English contemporary dictionary
encroaches — en·croach || ɪn krəʊtʃ v. advance beyond proper limits, infringe, trespass, intrude, invade … English contemporary dictionary
encroaching — en·croach || ɪn krəʊtʃ v. advance beyond proper limits, infringe, trespass, intrude, invade … English contemporary dictionary
encroach — /ɛnˈkroʊtʃ / (say en krohch), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (i) 1. to advance beyond proper limits; make gradual inroads. 2. to illegally extend one s boundaries, buildings or natural features on to the land of another, especially stealthily or by… …
encroach — encroacher, n. /en krohch /, v.i. 1. to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads: A dictatorship of the majority is encroaching on the rights of the individual. 2. to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights… … Universalium
infringement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trespass, encroachment; infraction, breach; plagiarism, violation. See illegality, disobedience. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. breach, infraction, invasion, transgression; see violation 1 . III (Roget s… … English dictionary for students
trespass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. sin, offend, transgress; encroach, infringe, intrude, invade. See improbity, badness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To transgress] Syn. offend, err, displease; see misbehave , sin , transgress . 2. [To… … English dictionary for students
