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Encroaching :: Encroaching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Encroac.

Invader :: Invader (n.) One who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.

Encroachingly :: Encroachingly (adv.) By way of encroachment.

Intrench :: Intrench (v. i.) To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; -- usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown..

Encroacher :: Encroacher (n.) One who by gradual steps enters on, and takes possession of, what is not his own..

Invade :: Invade (v. t.) To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people..

Accroachment :: Accroachment (n.) An encroachment; usurpation.

Invasion :: Invasion (n.) The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.

Free :: Free (superl.) Not arbitrary or despotic; assuring liberty; defending individual rights against encroachment by any person or class; instituted by a free people; -- said of a government, institutions, etc..

Encroached :: Encroached (imp. & p. p.) of Encroac.

Usurp :: Usurp (v. i.) To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper..

Intrusion :: Intrusion (n.) The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the forcing (one's self) into a place without right or welcome; encroachment..

Free :: Free (superl.) Not under an arbitrary or despotic government; subject only to fixed laws regularly and fairly administered, and defended by them from encroachments upon natural or acquired rights; enjoying political liberty..

Trench :: Trench (v. i.) To encroach; to intrench.

Infringement :: Infringement (n.) An encroachment on a patent, copyright, or other special privilege; a trespass..

Infringe :: Infringe (v. i.) To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another..

Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) An encroachment or infringement.

Press :: Press (v. i.) To move on with urging and crowding; to make one's way with violence or effort; to bear onward forcibly; to crowd; to throng; to encroach.

Encroach :: Encroach (n.) Encroachment.

Encroachment :: Encroachment (n.) That which is taken by encroaching on another.

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