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as in crimes
a breaking of a moral or legal code
forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us
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as in infringements
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 sins
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 trespasses
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Bees don’t necessarily want to enter your home and bother you, but an open door or window can allow for some accidental trespasses.
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Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
7 Apr. 2026
The pattern of trespasses at Mar-a-Lago culminated in a dramatic security incident on Sunday, when an armed man carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can breached the perimeter.
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Wpec Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Feb. 2026
These seem like minor trespasses, but when no one feels comfortable telling the truth, the influence such behavior has on the 12-year-old Janna becomes concerning.
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Stephen Saito,
Variety,
5 Dec. 2025
Matilda, fresh on the island, even trespasses on Beechwood and sees the wreckage herself.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Jake is revealed to be embezzling from his business and steadily engages in a series of moral, personal, and legal trespasses that are at least as bad as Vince’s.
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Andrew Bernard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
But others couldn’t look past his previous trespasses.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
Those included reports of a man with a gun, three drug overdoses, 56 disorderly conducts, 11 batteries, 13 trespasses and five robberies.
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Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Bees don’t necessarily want to enter your home and bother you, but an open door or window can allow for some accidental trespasses.
—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
7 Apr. 2026
The pattern of trespasses at Mar-a-Lago culminated in a dramatic security incident on Sunday, when an armed man carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can breached the perimeter.
—
Wpec Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Feb. 2026
These seem like minor trespasses, but when no one feels comfortable telling the truth, the influence such behavior has on the 12-year-old Janna becomes concerning.
—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
5 Dec. 2025
Matilda, fresh on the island, even trespasses on Beechwood and sees the wreckage herself.
—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Jake is revealed to be embezzling from his business and steadily engages in a series of moral, personal, and legal trespasses that are at least as bad as Vince’s.
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Andrew Bernard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
But others couldn’t look past his previous trespasses.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trespasses
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Detectives are continuing an investigation that began weeks ago, Azarcon said, and are analyzing evidence to see whether the six are linked to additional crimes.
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Megan Swenson, lead stenographer for the Police Department, said her team works with officers and analysts to transcribe the department reports while meticulously reviewing the facts of cases ranging from the highly sensitive violent crimes to routine traffic stops.
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Four groups, one from each of those religions, filed a brief urging the high court to take up the USCCB’s case, warning that keeping the lower court rulings in place could lead to infringements on religious autonomy for other religions.
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Montana led the nation in passing legislation that limits infringements on the ability of any resident to make full use of AI and related technologies.
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John DeWitt, the four-star general who oversaw the internment program, in particular, seems to be a forerunner to some of America's worst errors, paranoia, sins.
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God’s likeness, which is our true, spiritual identity, never sins and is never punished.
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Three additional restaurants were cited for violations including heavy grease accumulation, missing handwashing signs and an ice machine leak.
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The Justice Manual violations described above represent only one dimension of the illegality of this Fund.
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The lagoon, which wanders almost the entire length of the garden, adds a swath of blue to this oasis of green.
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In its most scenic moments, the train wanders along the island’s coastline and through rainforest, and sugar cane fields.
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As opposed to the first film, where a good girl falls for a bad boy, the sequel turns the concept upside down, with Pfeiffer playing the bad girl who falls for a good boy.
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Municipal workers are developing a new low-level drinking water connection to supply the city's approximately 7,300 residents, hotels, businesses and the golf course as the lake level falls, Geller added.
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Princess Anne’s red lips The princess rarely strays from her beauty comfort zone.
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Like Manuel, the low-key manager rarely strays from the norm during his press briefings, stating the obvious and avoiding controversy.
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“Trespasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trespasses. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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