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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..

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

Intrude :: Intrude (v. i.) To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass; as, to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another..

Usurpant :: Usurpant (a.) Usurping; encroaching.

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

Flanch :: Flanch (n.) A bearing consisting of a segment of a circle encroaching on the field from the side.

Sea Wall :: Sea wall () A wall, or embankment, to resist encroachments of the sea..

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

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..

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

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

Encroachment :: Encroachment (n.) The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion.

Purpresture :: Purpresture (n.) Wrongful encroachment upon another's property; esp., any encroachment upon, or inclosure of, that which should be common or public, as highways, rivers, harbors, forts, etc..

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..

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..

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.

Repel :: Repel (v. t.) To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument..

Encroach :: Encroach (n.) Encroachment.

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..

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

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