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What is the noun for encroaches?

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encroachment
  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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  6. Examples:
    1. “Have you lately observed any encroachment on the just liberties of the people?”
      “His 30-yard free kick flew over the bar but the referee ordered the kick to be retaken for encroachment and moved the ball 10 yards forward.”
      “Furthermore, we fail to understand the logic using degeneration and dilapidation of the park as the justification for immediate encroachment.”
encroach
  1. (rare) Encroachment.
encroacher
encroachments
  1. plural of encroachment
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Even if the estate management felt it had a genuine grievance, minor encroachments on estate land are common and generally ignored.”
      “Krishna had instructed the officials to make use of the land to avoid encroachments.”
      “The most sophisticated exponents against encroachments of the central state were the English pluralists Figgis, Laski, and Cole.”
encroachers
  1. plural of encroacher
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The Forest Department has to be given the muscle to evict encroachers and control stray dog numbers within the park.”
      “The lake was dangerously shallow, and encroachers were already living in some parts of it.”
      “Further, the forest department too, was asked to file a caveat before the High Court to prevent the encroachers from obtaining a stay.”
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