Misbehavior vs Trespass - What's the difference?
misbehavior | trespass | Related terms |
Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.
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
Misbehavior is a related term of trespass.
As nouns the difference between misbehavior and trespass
is that misbehavior is action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected while trespass is sin.As a verb trespass is
to commit an offence; to sin.misbehavior
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Alternative forms
* (UK/Commonwealth ) misbehaviourNoun
- The teacher did not tolerate misbehavior in his classroom.
Anagrams
*trespass
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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.