- present participle of trespass.
trespassing
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But at common law, a mere guest couldn’t sue a person for trespassing on the host’s property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Police responded, identified the suspect as Kenneth Kenji Shrine and submitted a case for misdemeanor trespassing to the Alameda County district attorney’s office for filing consideration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
When challenged on the fact this is trespassing, he said: "They're all wide open, so anybody can walk in. I think it's public land."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The criminal charge: trespassing on the former IBM campus here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
State solicitor W. H. Murdock advised store owners to order demonstrators to leave, and when they didn’t, have them arrested for trespassing, invoking the Royal Ice Cream case as a precedent.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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