trespass

That find was the common-law tort of trespass to chattels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Campaigners have taken part in a mass trespass in Prime Minister Andy Burnham's Ashton-in-Makerfield constituency over the right to roam in privately-owned green spaces.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Police told The Times that the suspect had fled by the time officers arrived, but a trespass report was completed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

The 1700s statutes were not, in fact, limited to poaching, but were also meant to prevent “armed trespass, property theft or damage, and gun violence, whether intentional or accidental.”

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

Laila had been to funerals before where she had seen women like this, women who relished all things that had to do with death, official consolers who let no one trespass on their self-appointed duties.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

A strange phenomenon occurs whenever a small-market franchise trespasses into a championship round: ordinary people start theatrically fretting about TV ratings and the sleep patterns of corporate executives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

This and other trespasses aren’t dealbreakers by today’s standards.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2025

The one who rewards you for trusting his trespasses.

From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025

It also accuses the group of boasting about the alleged trespasses, posting proof on social media and in correspondence with government officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2024

She makes pronouncements that Ivanito doesn’t understand, stays up all night hearing prophecies in her head, forgives her father and ex-husband long lists of past trespasses.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Often, São Paulo capybaras just need rescuing after they’ve trespassed: Sometimes a capybara has made its way into a home or business overnight and needs bailing out.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

It was a rainy day in May, and upon returning to the site with plastic sheets to protect freshly poured concrete, ICE had trespassed onto the development.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026

This fall some 20 Russian long-range drones deliberately trespassed into Polish airspace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

On Wednesday, the district called for a federal investigation into the “deeply disturbing” conduct of agents, who they say trespassed on school grounds and risked exposing themselves to minors on June 17.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

He was still faithful in coming through Aunt Fanny’s sugarbush grove every morning, though she’d threatened us all with sudden death if we trespassed.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Barr was booked into Orange County jail Tuesday on suspicion of vehicle theft, vandalism and trespassing, said Sgt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

When challenged on the fact this is trespassing, he said: "They're all wide open, so anybody can walk in. I think it's public land."

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Since February, state police have arrested 48 people for trespassing on the property, many from nearby towns; 30 were teenagers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Officials decry the trespassing as a risky gambit that is wrecking an iconic property they want revived.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

It gave Nicole a funny feeling, as if she were trespassing, and she found herself thinking of the restless spirits who inhabited the forest in stories she’d heard from Auntie Abeo.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray