deforcement

noun

Definition of deforcementnext
as in invasion

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  1. invasion
  2. occupancy
  3. infringement
  4. occupation
  5. piracy
  6. trespass
Noun
  • The researchers had been galvanized by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in February, 2022.
    Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The city is known worldwide as the site of a Russian massacre early in the 2022 invasion.
    Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of invasion
Noun
  • The tour’s launch in Stockholm turned the Swedish capital into a hive of activity, with hotel occupancy spiking 94.6% during her stay.
    Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Limited availability of good real estate has helped Simon to keep rents and occupancy levels high.
    David Moin, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of occupancy
Noun
  • Republican lawmakers have railed against previous legislation, including the more sweeping assault weapons ban proposals, as government overreach and infringements on the Second Amendment.
    Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Per The Guardian, Nosferatu also has an unusual historical significance because of a copyright infringement suit filed by Bram Stoker’s widow, Florence Balcombe, which resulted in an order that all prints of the film be restored.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of infringement
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  • In contrast, the number of cleaners and janitors remained stable, indicating that frontline service occupations were not significantly affected.
    London School of Economics, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • But Poilievre’s endorsement of the occupation of Ottawa by a convoy of truckers during the pandemic—unpopular in the country, but popular in his party—was seen as pandering of a kind and had a note of Foxy demagoguery about it that was largely new to Canada.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of occupation
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  • In Sweden, where citizens had enjoyed high-speed Internet since the late nineties, piracy took on a political edge.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • It is projected that far over 200 billion visits to piracy sites occur annually, and over $71 billion is lost by the digital economy annually just to piracy in the United States alone.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of piracy
Noun
  • Eleven of the 22 were arrested for criminal trespass, while the remainder were family groups and were referred to Border Patrol for processing.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Eleven of those migrants were arrested for criminal trespass, with the family groups being referred to Border Patrol for processing, Abbott said.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of trespass
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