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encroachment

[en-krohch-muhnt] / ɛnˈkroʊtʃ mənt /
NOUN
infringement
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Encroachment by players into the box when the penalty is taken will only be penalised if it has an impact.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024

Encroachment on their land by farmers and industry has reduced the pandas’ space while cutting them off from other populations with which to breed.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2022

Encroachment and the lack of anywhere to call home, any space to roam, and any chance to be whatever nature intended them to be are usually the problem.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2022

Wallace Stevens wrote, “She dreams a little, and she feels the dark/ Encroachment of that old catastrophe,/ As a calm darkens among water-lights.”

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2015

Encroachment upon the proper functions of subordinates and unnecessary details should be studiously avoided.

From Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 Corrected to April 15, 1917 (Changes Nos. 1 to 19) by Department, United States War




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