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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