1
as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us
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2
as in infringement
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
plagiarism is a serious trespass of academic integrity
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as in to wander
to commit an offense
I consider him to be trespassing against all of us when he trespasses against any one of us
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Recent Examples of trespass
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The 22-year-old was charged with assault, failure to stop at the command of an officer, criminal trespass of a dwelling and three counts of violation of a jail release court order, according to a complaint filed Wednesday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
An investigation revealed the suspect had trespassed and peered into a home through a glass door.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But others couldn’t look past his previous trespasses.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The 22-year-old was charged with assault, failure to stop at the command of an officer, criminal trespass of a dwelling and three counts of violation of a jail release court order, according to a complaint filed Wednesday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
The driver refuses to get out and argues that police are trespassing on private property.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
An investigation revealed the suspect had trespassed and peered into a home through a glass door.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespass
Noun
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These measures include content filtering; checks for infringement across streaming and social platforms; penalty systems for repeat infringers; chain-of-custody certification and name-and-likeness verification.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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As Hollywood producers increasingly turn to AI tools to help develop stories, characters and franchises, the creative community needs new training to understand how to protect themselves from copyright infringement claims.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There’s the feeling that this is all just another day at the office, albeit one with enormous gladiators wandering around in the background.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sandberg was there wandering around the clubhouse sopping wet from a mixture of champagne, beer and rain water along with other Cub greats, protected by a yellow rain slicker.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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No violations of Polish airspace were reported.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Portland sent a notice to the building’s private owners last week, saying ICE has committed code violations by boarding up windows and keeping some detainees in the holding facility for longer than 12 hours.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 49ers dropped their first loss of the season to the Jaguars, as the team fell with a final score of 26-21.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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However, only 5% is allocated to equities, which means there is room for retail participation to deepen, especially as deposit rates fall and property remains out of favor, analysts told CNBC.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
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Tennessee law holds that those who committed crimes before 1999 can choose between being put to death by lethal injection or the electric chair.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The office's programming extends to other areas as well, including domestic violence, human trafficking and interacting with victims of crimes.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many societies in the past have linked swearing to blasphemy or sin.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In fact, to pour away the treasured ingredient inside would be close to sin.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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Seven of those charged previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and prosecutors moved to dismiss their felony counts.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Wallen was originally booked on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor for disorderly conduct.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pikiell has always won with defense and strayed from that last season.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Inside the patchwork design, its detailed patterns with polka dots and geometric shapes modernize the look without straying too far from traditional barn quilts.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Trespass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trespass. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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