Definition of encroachment

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1	[ noun ] any entry into an area not previously occupied Synonyms intrusion invasion Examples "an invasion of tourists" "an invasion of locusts" "a viral invasion" Used in print (Sports Age, 24:9...) And due_to modern resource use and game management practices , there is still game to shoot , even with the ever expanding encroachment on land and water . (Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....) He turned_over impatiently and pulled the sheet over his head against the treacherous encroachment of the dawn . Related terms entrance encroach
2	[ noun ] entry to another's property without right or permission Synonyms violation usurpation intrusion trespass Related terms wrongdoing inroad trespass encroach
3	[ noun ] influencing strongly Synonyms impact impingement Examples : "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" Related terms influence affect
*	Rhymes with enrollment entrenchment retrenchment enrichment moment detachment impeachment postponement attachment parchment atonement refreshment quotient rodent infringement estrangement disappointment impoverishment garnishment appointment recruitment ointment cogent prejudgment armament rearmament disarmament employment excrement increment unemployment sacrament enjoyment judgment judgement disenfranchisement self-improvement improvement merchant predominant prominent ruminant preeminent permanent contaminant engagement concomitant determinant disengagement semipermanent dominant proponent fragment entrapment maltreatment mistreatment impressment arrangement nourishment disgorgement encouragement enlargement experiment temperament rearrangement clement instrument argument deployment discouragement redeployment claimant refurbishment imminent embellishment acknowledgment eminent punishment tournament ornament astonishment management undergarment establishment acknowledgement accomplishment banishment mismanagement blandishment disestablishment replenishment immanent potent docent opponent treatment empowerment impoundment pronouncement amusement announcement component exponent defoliant excitement equipment apportionment reapportionment derailment procurement inclement disagreement agreement easement requirement escapement trenchant environment installment commencement contentment commandment enactment sentiment orpiment ligament presentment tenement predicament disbarment encirclement parliament informant advancement inclement resentment embarrassment advisement detriment amendment garment self-aggrandizement segment dormant pigment accompaniment aggrandizement inducement rudiment entombment accouterment incumbent clairvoyant ancient endowment payment movement ailment remnant flatulent deodorant flamboyant petulant reinstatement enforcement reinforcement reimbursement regiment comportment compartment displacement impediment emplacement department deferment endearment deportment internment assortment enticement involvement determent investment fulfillment filament impairment prepayment sediment embodiment consignment enlistment apartment measurement disbursement betterment retirement confinement bereavement misstatement restatement Phonetic and Homophones EH0 N K R OW1 CH M AH0 N T Similar Spelling encroach_upon encroacher encroaching engrossment To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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