The cliff was being worn away by the encroachments of the sea. The way the utility businesses can prevent any future “encroachment” is by giving good service at low cost themselves (Estes Kefauver).
SYNONYM(S): infringement, trespass.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ac|croach´ment — ac|croach «uh KROHCH», transitive verb. Archaic. to usurp. ╂[< Old French accrocher to draw with a hook < a to + croc a hook] –ac|croach´ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
croach — ac·croach; en·croach·ment; en·croach; … English syllables
ac|croach — «uh KROHCH», transitive verb. Archaic. to usurp. ╂[< Old French accrocher to draw with a hook < a to + croc a hook] –ac|croach´ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
encroachment — en·croach·ment … English syllables
encroach — en•croach [[t]ɛnˈkroʊtʃ[/t]] v. i. 1) to advance beyond established or proper limits; make gradual inroads 2) to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another, esp. gradually or stealthily • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < AF encrocher,… … From formal English to slang
encroach — en|croach [ ın kroutʃ ] verb intransitive 1. ) to gradually take something such as power or authority from someone else: encroach on/upon: The federal government is encroaching on a state issue. 2. ) to cover more land gradually: encroach on/upon … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Accroachment — Ac*croach ment ([a^]k*kr[=o]ch ment), n. [Cf. F. accrochement.] An encroachment; usurpation. [Obs.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Encroachment — En*croach ment, n. 1. The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion. [1913 Webster] An unconstitutional encroachment of military power on the civil establishment. Bancroft. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
encroachment — en·croach·ment n 1: an act or instance of encroaching 2: something (as a structure) that encroaches on another s land possession of the one foot encroachment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
ac — ac; Ac; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·a·deme; ac·a·de·mia; ac·a·dem·i·cals; ac·a·de·mi·cian; ac·a·dem·i·cism; ac·a·jou; ac·a·leph; ac·a·le·pha; ac·a·le·phae; ac·a·ly·pha; ac·an·tha·ce·ae; ac·an·thar·ia; ac·an·thar·i·an; ac·an·thel·la;… … English syllables
