trespass 
tres·pass [trespass trespasses trespassed trespassing] verb, noun BrE [ˈtrespəs] NAmE [ˈtrespəs] verb 1. intransitive ~ (on sth) to enter land or a building that you do not have permission or the right to enter •He told me I was trespassing on private land. •The sign on the fence said ‘No trespassing’. 2. intransitive (old use)to do sth wrong Verb forms: Word Origin: Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French trespasser ‘pass over, trespass’, trespas ‘passing across’, from medieval Latin transpassare (see ↑trans- and the verb ↑pass). Derived: ↑trespass on something noun 1. uncountable, countable an act of trespassing on land 2. countable (old use)something that you do that is morally wrong Syn: ↑sin Word Origin: Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French trespasser ‘pass over, trespass’, trespas ‘passing across’, from medieval Latin transpassare (see ↑trans- and the verb ↑pass).
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