encroachment n
1. any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" [syn: invasion, intrusion]
2. entry to another's property without right or permission [syn: trespass, violation, intrusion, usurpation]
3. influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" [syn: impingement, impact]

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.

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