Invasion vs Trespass - What's the difference?
invasion | trespass |
A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.
The entry without consent of an individual or group into an area where they are not wanted.
sin
(legal) Any of various torts involving interference to another's enjoyment of his property, especially the act of being present on another's land without lawful excuse.
To commit an offence; to sin.
* Bible, 2 Chron. xxviii. 22
(obsolete) To offend against, to wrong (someone).
* 1526 , Bible , tr. William Tyndale, Matthew VI:
To go too far; to put someone to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude.
(legal) To enter someone else's property illegally.
(obsolete) To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.
* Ld. Berners
Trespass is a related term of invasion.
As nouns the difference between invasion and trespass
is that invasion is a military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government while trespass is sin.As a verb trespass is
to commit an offence; to sin.invasion
English
(wikipedia invasion)Noun
(en noun)- an invasion of mobile phones
- an invasion of bees
- an invasion of foreign tourists
Derived terms
* British Invasion * invasion of privacy * invasion stripes * pitch invasiontrespass
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(es)- Forgive us our trespasses , as we forgive those who trespass against us —
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Verb
(es)- In the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord.
- And forgeve us oure trespases, even as we forgeve them which trespas us.
- to trespass upon the time or patience of another
- Soon after this, noble Robert de Bruce trespassed out of this uncertain world.
