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Definition of Encraach

En*croach" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Encroached (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Encroaching.] [OF. encrochier to perch, prop., to hook, fasten a hook (perh. confused with acrochier, F. accrocher, to hook, get hold of, E. accroach); pref. en- (L. in) + F. croc hook. See Crook, and cf. Accroach.] To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway.

No sense, faculty, or member must encroach upon or interfere with the duty and office of another.
South.

Superstition, . . . a creeping and encroaching evil.
Hooker.

Exclude the encroaching cattle from thy ground.
Dryden.

Syn. -- To intrude; trench; infringe; invade; trespass.

En*croach", n. Encroachment. [Obs.] South.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • (intransitive) Intrude unrightfully on someone else's rights or territory.
  • (intransitive) Advance gradually beyond due limits.
  • Encroachment.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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