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encroachment

/ɛn'kroʊʧmənt/

Synonyms of encroachment Antonyms of encroachment Examples of encroachment Usage of encroachment Parts of encroachment Definition that contains encroachment Words sounding like encroachment Explanation of encroachment

noun
influencing strongly
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impact impingement

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influence
noun
any entry into an area not previously occupied
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intrusion invasion

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entrance entering
noun
entry to another's property without right or permission
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intrusion trespass usurpation violation

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actus reus wrongdoing wrongful conduct misconduct

Definition that contains encroachment

inroad an encroachment or intrusion
hunkpapa a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux and who formerly lived in the western Dakotas; they were prominent in resisting the white encroachment into the northern Great Plains