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trespass

[tres-puhs, -pas] / ˈtrɛs pəs, -pæs /




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Bradford Council has previously said that the Crown Estate is aware of security concerns around the abandoned site, which has suffered from repeated trespass incidents.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Police warned Schneider and the others not to trespass on the property.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

The 1700s statutes were not, in fact, limited to poaching, but were also meant to prevent “armed trespass, property theft or damage, and gun violence, whether intentional or accidental.”

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

A jury last year took their side, awarding more than $660 million in damages across three Greenpeace entities, citing charges including trespass, nuisance, conspiracy and deprivation of property access.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

Being here was a kind of trespass, with the rooms future occupant just a few hundred yards away from the house.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

This and other trespasses aren’t dealbreakers by today’s standards.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2025

The one who rewards you for trusting his trespasses.

From Slate Apr. 27, 2025

It also accuses the group of boasting about the alleged trespasses, posting proof on social media and in correspondence with government officials.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2024

They say their trespasses look a lot like what the people at the center of power have been doing — and not once or twice but throughout the pandemic — without consequence.

From Washington Post Jan. 27, 2022

The sign had surprised Carla since "forgive us our trespasses" was the only other context in which she had heard the word.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Often, São Paulo capybaras just need rescuing after they’ve trespassed: Sometimes a capybara has made its way into a home or business overnight and needs bailing out.

From Slate May 27, 2026

Dylan Sprouse and Barbara Palvin were shaken up early Friday morning when a man allegedly trespassed at their Hollywood Hills property.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2026

This fall some 20 Russian long-range drones deliberately trespassed into Polish airspace.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, posted on social media that Baraka trespassed on the property's secure area and didn't listen when federal personnel told him to leave.

From Salon May 10, 2025

He did not answer, and I was aware again of that feeling of discomfort, as though I had trespassed on forbidden ground.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Since February, state police have arrested 48 people for trespassing on the property, many from nearby towns; 30 were teenagers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Locals accuse trawlers of illegally trespassing into shallow waters reserved for small, local boats.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Murrieta Police Department dispatched officers to the 4100 block of Guava Street around 6:30 p.m. on May 1 after receiving a call about suspected trespassing, according to a department social media post.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

They were ordered to surrender their passes and were informed that if they tried to reenter the hall they would be arrested for trespassing.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

“See that sign on that tree? No trespassing, hunting, fishing, camping.”

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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