From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Trespass \Tres"pass\, n. [OF. trespas, F. tr['e]pas death. See
Trespass, v.]
1. Any injury or offence done to another.
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I you forgive all wholly this trespass. --Chaucer.
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If ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will
your Father forgive your trespasses. --Matt. vi.
15.
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2. Any voluntary transgression of the moral law; any
violation of a known rule of duty; sin.
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The fatal trespass done by Eve. --Milton.
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You . . . who were dead in trespasses and sins.
--Eph. if. 1.
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3. (Law)
(a) An unlawful act committed with force and violence (vi
et armis) on the person, property, or relative rights
of another.
(b) An action for injuries accompanied with force.
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Trespass offering (Jewish Antiq.), an offering in expiation
of a trespass.
Trespass on the case. (Law) See Action on the case, under
Case.
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Syn: Offense; breach; infringement; transgression;
misdemeanor; misdeed.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Trespass \Tres"pass\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trespassed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Trespassing.] [OF. trespasser to go across or
over, transgress, F. tr['e]passer to die; pref. tres- (L.
trans across, over) + passer to pass. See Pass, v. i., and
cf. Transpass.]
1. To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to
go. [Obs.]
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Soon after this, noble Robert de Bruce . . .
trespassed out of this uncertain world. --Ld.
Berners.
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2. (Law) To commit a trespass; esp., to enter unlawfully upon
the land of another.
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3. To go too far; to put any one to inconvenience by demand
or importunity; to intrude; as, to trespass upon the time
or patience of another.
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4. To commit any offense, or to do any act that injures or
annoys another; to violate any rule of rectitude, to the
injury of another; hence, in a moral sense, to transgress
voluntarily any divine law or command; to violate any
known rule of duty; to sin; -- often followed by against.
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In the time of his distress did he trespass yet more
against the Lord. --2 Chron.
xxviii. 22.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trespass
n 1: a wrongful interference with the possession of property
(personal property as well as realty), or the action
instituted to recover damages
2: entry to another's property without right or permission [syn:
trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion,
usurpation]
v 1: enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on
my land!" [syn: trespass, intrude]
2: make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good
will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy" [syn:
trespass, take advantage]
3: break the law
4: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law [syn:
sin, transgress, trespass]
5: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: transgress,
trespass, overstep]