encroach+upon

  • 31enter upon the domain of another — index encroach Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 32Encroached — Encroach 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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 33Encroaching — Encroach 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 …

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  • 34infringe — in·fringe /in frinj/ vb in·fringed, in·fring·ing [Medieval Latin infringere, from Latin, to break, crush, from in in + frangere to break] vt: to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another the right of the people to keep and …

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  • 35Anatolia — /an euh toh lee euh/, n. a vast plateau between the Black and the Mediterranean seas: in ancient usage, synonymous with the peninsula of Asia Minor; in modern usage, applied to Turkey in Asia. Cf. Asia Minor. * * * or Asia Minor Turkish Anadolu… …

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  • 36overstep — Synonyms and related words: abuse a privilege, advance upon, bother, break bounds, encroach, encroach upon, exaggerate, exceed, go beyond, go too far, impose on, impose upon, inconvenience, infringe, intrude, invade, irrupt, know no bounds, make… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 37Antipodes — • Speculations concerning the rotundity of the earth and the possible existence of human beings with their feet turned towards ours were of interest to the Fathers of the Early Church only in so far as they seemed to encroach upon the fundamental …

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  • 38Wrong — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Wrong >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 wrong wrong Sgm: N 1 what ought not to be what ought not to be what should not be Sgm: N 1 malum in se malum in se Sgm: N 1 unreasonableness unreasonableness grievance Sgm: N 1 shame …

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  • 39Dereliction of Duty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dereliction of Duty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dereliction of duty dereliction of duty Sgm: N 1 fault fault &c.(guilt) 947 Sgm: N 1 sin sin &c.(vice) 945 Sgm: N 1 non observance non observance non performance Sgm …

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  • 40intrude on — verb to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate This new colleague invades my territory The neighbors intrude on your privacy • Syn: ↑invade, ↑obtrude upon, ↑encroach upon • Derivationally related forms: ↑invasive …

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