Trespass vs Usurpation - What's the difference?
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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
The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.
Trespass onto another's property without permission.
Trespass is a related term of usurpation.
As nouns the difference between trespass and usurpation
is that trespass is sin while usurpation is the wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.As a verb trespass
is to commit an offence; to sin.trespass
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.
