Invader - Law Dictionary Search Results
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invade in·vad·ed in·vad·ing 1 : to encroach upon : infringe [invading a constitutional right] 2 : to make payments out of (a fund from which payments are not ordinarily made) [authorized the trustee to the principal for educational expenses] ...
Invader
One who invades an assailant an encroacher an intruder...
invasion
invasion : the act of or an instance of invading ...
nuisance
nuisance [Anglo-French nusaunce, from Old French nuire to harm, from Latin nocēre] : something (as an act, object, or practice) that invades or interferes with another's rights or interests (as the use or enjoyment of property) by being offensive, annoying, dangerous, obstructive, or unhealthful at·trac·tive nuisance 1 : a thing or condition on one's property that poses a risk to children who may be attracted to it without realizing the risk by virtue of their youth 2 : a doctrine or theory employed in most jurisdictions: a possessor of property may be liable for injury caused to a trespassing or invited child by a condition on the property if he or she failed to use ordinary care in preventing such injury (as by fencing in a pool) and had reason to foresee entry by the child and if the utility of the condition was minor compared to the likelihood of injury [declined to extend the doctrine of attractive nuisance…to moving trains "Honeycutt v. City of Wichita,...
Danegeld
An annual tax formerly laid on the English nation to buy off the ravages of Danish invaders or to maintain forces to oppose them It afterward became a permanent tax raised by an assessment at first of one shilling afterward of two shillings upon every hide of land throughout the realm...
Gettysburg
The name of a battle of the American Civil War fought in and around the town of Gettysburg Pennsylavania in 1863 At this battle the defeat of General Robert E Lees invading Confederate army was a major victory for the Union and is considered by many a turning point in the war after which victory by the Confederacy was no longer thought possible as many thousands died at Gettysburg See also Gettysburg Address...
Hun
One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who in the 5th century under Atilla invaded and conquered a great part of Europe...
Intrench
To invade to encroach to infringe or trespass to enter on and take possession of that which belongs to another usually followed by on or upon as the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown...
Invade
To make an invasion...
invading
same as invasive1...
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