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Definition of Trespassing

1. Adjective. Gradually intrusive without right or permission. "Trespassing hunters"

Definition of Trespassing

1. Noun. The act of walking on private property ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of trespass) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Trespassing

1. trespass [v] - See also: trespass

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trespassing

Literary usage of Trespassing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of English History edited by Sidney Low, Frederick Sanders Pulling (1896)
"Taking, or trespassing by night with intent to take, game or rabbits was to be punished with imprisonment and hard labour not exceeding three months for tho ..."

2. Estee's Pleadings, Practice, and Forms: Adapted to Actions and Special by Morris March Estee, Charles Theodore Boone (1898)
"Tor damage by trespassing cattle, under California statute of March 7, 1878. ... That in consequence of said animals so running, trespassing, eating up, ..."

3. American Law and Procedure by James Parker Hall, James De Witt Andrews (1910)
"Right to kill trespassing animals. There seems to be no right at common law to kill animals merely because they are trespassing. ..."

4. A Treatise on the Law of Negligence by Thomas Gaskell Shearman, Amasa Angell Redfield, Robert Gould Street (1913)
"Injuries to trespassing animals on highways. — Whether railroad companies are required to keep a lookout at public crossings and stations for trespassing ..."

5. A Manual of Elementary Law: Being a Summary of the Well-settled Elementary by William Pinckney Fishback (1896)
"The common law rule of absolute liability for injuries done by trespassing animals is generally in force in the United States. ..."

6. A Treatise on the Law of Landlord and Tenant, as Administered in Ireland by John Smith Furlong (1845)
"If several head of cattle are found trespassing, the caption of one of the cattle as. a distress for the damage committed by the whole number^) cannot be ..."

7. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1901)
"In actions for injuries to crops by trespassing animals the party plaintiff should be the person in either actual or constructive possession, at the time of ..."

8. Reports of Cases in Criminal Law Argued and Determined in All the Courts in by Edward William Cox (1907)
"Wednesday, May 27, 1903. (Before Lord ALVERSTONE, CJ, and CHANNELL, J.) ARMSTRONG (app.) v. MITCHELL (resp.). (a) Animal—Shooting at dog trespassing—No ..."

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