🏞️encroachment (ɛ̃kʁoʊʧmənt)

noun
/ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt/
empiètement (empiètement)

Signification

the act of gradually intruding or taking over someone’s rights, land, or space
Traduction de la signification
l'acte d'envahir progressivement les droits, les terres ou l'espace de quelqu'un
l'acte d'envahir progressivement les droits, les terres ou l'espace de quelqu'un

Phrases d'exemple

The villagers protested against the encroachment on their farmland.

Les villageois ont protesté contre l'empiètement sur leurs terres agricoles.
Les villageois ont protesté contre l'empiètement sur leurs terres agricoles.

Synonymes

intrusion, trespass, invasion, infringement

Antonymes

protection, respect, preservation

Collocations

land encroachment, illegal encroachment, encroachment of rights

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