encroachment

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Noun
  • President Donald Trump’s intrusion into California’s long-running conflict over water management — essentially favoring farmers over wildlife habitat — has drawn massive media and political attention.
    Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The couple are both happy, fulfilled and living their lives in Miami without the frequent intrusion of photographers, the source tells PEOPLE.
    Natasha Dye, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Russia occupied the plant and the surrounding area for more than a month during its push for the capital Kyiv at the beginning of the invasion.
    Max Hunder and Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
  • At the time, Russian President Vladimir Putin surely had an inkling that his invasion would probably have a terrible impact on Russia's future Olympic aspirations, said Mietek Boduszyński, who teaches U.S. foreign policy at Pomona College in Claremont, California.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Over 2,500 detections of infringement are included in the initial takedown notices.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The size of the penalties will depend on the infringement and size of the company fined.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • An AoA list for trespass is a legal document where a property owner formally authorizes law enforcement agencies to take action against individuals found trespassing on their property, including arresting them.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The lawsuit alleges the defendants’ service violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Lanham Act, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and constitutes wire fraud, access device fraud, common law trespass, and tortious interference.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • His son, Shaw, joined other fire victims in filing a lawsuit last month against Southern California Edison, accusing the utility of negligence, violation of health and safety codes and not maintaining its vegetation and equipment.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
  • In a 2012 Supreme Court case, it was ruled 9-0 that putting a tracking device on a car without a warrant is a violation of Fourth Amendment rights.
    Jason Ogaard, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The risk of runway incursions demands immediate attention and systematic intervention.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Fashion’s incursion into the running world comes as the sport’s popularity is surging.
    Lei Takanashi, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Encroachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroachment. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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