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encroachment

noun as in infringement

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He would rather the government focus on reviving the railway line and protect Georgians from creeping Russian encroachment on Georgian land.

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“We want to push to stop the further encroachment of sexual predators.”

China on Monday launched new military drills off the coast of Taiwan in what it described as "punishment" for a speech given by its president William Lai, when he vowed to "resist annexation" or "encroachment upon our sovereignty".

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In a thinly-veiled reference to China's claim over the island, Lai said he would "uphold the commitment to resist annexation or encroachment upon our sovereignty."

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He and an assistant were given 15-yard penalties on the ensuing kickoff, then Sierra Canyon picked up a five-yard encroachment penalty.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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