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Noun encroachment has 3 senses
- invasion, encroachment, intrusion - any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"
--1 is a kind of entrance, entering
- trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation - entry to another's property without right or permission
--2 is a kind of wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
--2 has particulars: inroad
- impingement, encroachment, impact - influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"
--3 is a kind of influence
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