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Definition of Overcrowding
1. Noun. The action or event of a space having more occupants than that space can accommodate. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of overcrowd) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overcrowding
1. overcrowd [v] - See also: overcrowd
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overcrowding
Literary usage of Overcrowding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The one condition which permits of precise and comprehensive statement is
overcrowding. A standard has been officially adopted in England based on the ..."
2. Problems of Child Welfare by George Benjamin Mangold (1914)
"Prevention of Overcrowding. Fatalities among children depend in part on the bad
housing ... Overcrowding may take one of the following forms: first, ..."
3. Report to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department by Great Britain Poor Law Commissioners (1842)
"The following may be given as examples of the statements in respect to overcrowding
in the rural districts in England. Mr. TPJ Grant ham, medical officer of ..."
4. Housing Reform: A Hand-book for Practical Use in American Cities by Lawrence Veiller (1910)
"Of these, congestion and overcrowding are two of the more important. ... We talk
about crowding and overcrowding, and congestion of population. ..."
5. Behind Bars in Brazil by Joanne Mariner, James Cavallaro (1998)
"Remedying the Overcrowding Crisis There are only two basic ways to handle prison
overcrowding: through new construction or through the release of excess ..."
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