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/trˈɛspˌæsɪŋ/ /trˈɛspəsɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Trespass v. i. (past & past part. trespassed; pres. part. trespassing)

To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go. (Obs.) "Soon after this, noble Robert de Bruce... trespassed out of this uncertain world."

(Law) To commit a trespass; esp., to enter unlawfully upon the land of another.

To go too far; to put any one to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude; as, to trespass upon the time or patience of another.

To commit any offense, or to do any act that injures or annoys another; to violate any rule of rectitude, to the injury of another; hence, in a moral sense, to transgress voluntarily any divine law or command; to violate any known rule of duty; to sin; often followed by against. "In the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord."

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"Trespassing" Quotes from Famous Books

... Peter had been following. Peter stopped at the foot of it and sat down to think it over. He knew what that tree meant perfectly well. He had one or two measuring-trees of his own on the edge of the Green Forest. He knew, too, that it was more than a mere measuring-tree. It was a kind of "no trespassing" sign. It meant that some other Rabbit had lived here for some time and felt that he owned this part of the Old Pasture. Peter's nose told him that, for the tree smelled very, very strong of Rabbit—of the Rabbit with the big feet. This was because whoever used ...

— Mrs. Peter Rabbit • Thornton W. Burgess

... a bridle-path to the watering ford, and seeing a couple trespassing beneath the oaks, dismounted from his horse to hunt them away. Not till he was quite near did he know whom he came to hunt, and then he stood still in astonishment. Lily and I drew slowly apart ...

— Montezuma's Daughter • H. Rider Haggard

... property," said Deronda, smiling and putting the key in his breast-pocket. "I never before possessed anything that was a sign to me of so much cherished hope and effort. And I shall never forget that the effort was partly yours. Have you time to tell me more of my grandfather? Or shall I be trespassing ...

— Daniel Deronda • George Eliot

... the other fellow further'n you can throw a bear up-hill by the tail. I tell you, young woman, sin is a great institution. Why, just think of all the fun we have in life—we good people—forgiving our neighbor his trespasses as he does not forgive us for trespassing ...

— Kindred of the Dust • Peter B. Kyne

... of old age, the latter of fever. Who was the heir to the ruined factory and the empty cottage no one as yet knew, but, until he appeared, every thing had to be left as it was. The cure kept the key of the dwelling, though there was no danger of any one trespassing upon the premises, as all the villagers regarded it as an accursed place. Of the four hundred and twenty-two souls which had formed the total of Monsieur le Cure's flock, he ...

— The Doctor's Dilemma • Hesba Stretton

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