All encroachment synonyms

noun encroachment

• infringement — a breach or infraction, as of a law, right, or obligation; violation; transgression.
• violation — the act of violating.
• advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
• intrusion — Law. an illegal act of entering, seizing, or taking possession of another's property. a wrongful entry after the determination of a particular estate, made before the remainderman or reversioner has entered.
• invasion — an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army.
• impingement — to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one's daily life.
• inroad — a damaging or serious encroachment: inroads on our savings.
• trespass — Law. an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied. a wrongful entry upon the lands of another. the action to recover damages for such an injury.