English to English noun source: webster1913 verb
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advance beyond the usual limit | source: wordnet30
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impinge or infringe upon | Example:
• This impinges on my rights as an individual • This matter entrenches on other domains
source: wordnet30
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To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway. | source: webster1913
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