encroachment

en·croach·ment  (n-krchmnt)

n.

1. The act or an instance of encroaching.

2. Football A violation of the rules in which a player enters the neutral zone and makes contact with an opponent prior to the snap of the ball.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	encroachment - any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" intrusion, invasion entering, entrance - a movement into or inward
	2.	encroachment - entry to another's property without right or permission usurpation, trespass, violation, intrusion actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" inroad - an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market"
	3.	encroachment - influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" impingement, impact influence - causing something without any direct or apparent effort

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encroachment

noun intrusion, invasion, violation, infringement, trespass, incursion, usurpation, inroad, impingement This is a sign of the encroachment of commercialism in medicine.

Translations

encroachment [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt] N → usurpación f (on de) this new encroachment on our liberty → esta nueva usurpación de nuestra libertad

encroachment [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt] n (onto land, territory) → empiètement m; (onto rights) → empiètement m

encroachment

n (on land) → Vordringen nt; (on rights) → Eingriff m; (on privileges) → Übergriff m; (on time) → Beanspruchung f

encroachment [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt] n → violazione f

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encroachment [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt] n → violazione f