pur|pres|ture

pur|pres|ture
pur|pres|ture «pur PREHS chuhr», noun.
Law. an illegal enclosure of or encroachment upon property that belongs to the public or, formerly, to another person, such as the shutting up or obstruction of a highway or of navigable waters.
[< Old French purpresture < purprendre usurp, occupy < pur- (< Latin prō before, for) + prendre < Latin prehendere seize, take]

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