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What does encroachment mean?

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Noun
  1. An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.
  2. An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
  3. That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion.
  4. (law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.
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Furthermore, we fail to understand the logic using degeneration and dilapidation of the park as the justification for immediate encroachment.
Improvement in amenities without encroachment on the Green Belt is the general aim.
The developers also plan to prohibit further land encroachment along the banks of the canal.
The encroachment of government into private industry should be commensurately less.
Some local residents advocate pre-emptive privatization of degraded communal lands to protect these areas from municipal encroachment.
Camps once built in remote rural environments are now squeezed by the encroachment of suburban sprawl.

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