trespass

Etymology 1

Borrowed into Middle English trespas, from Old French trespas (“passage; offense against the law”), from trespasser.

noun

1. (law) An intentional interference with another's property or person.
   External infrastructure issues such as severe weather and trespass caused 17.1% of [train] cancellations, …. December 18 2019, Andrew Roden, “New measurements reveal improvement in punctuality”, in Rail, page 24
   Network Rail has produced a free downloadable comic highlighting the consequences of railway trespass. Between March 23 and April 26, there were 1,024 trespass incidents on the railway. … it is based on the company's award-winning safety film 18, which shows the dangers of trespass, especially around electrified lines. June 17 2020, “Stop & Examine”, in Rail, page 71
2. (archaic) sin

Etymology 2

From Old French trespasser (“to go across or over, transgress”), from tres- (“across, over”) + passer (“to pass”).

verb

1. (intransitive, now rare) To commit an offence; to sin.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To offend against, to wrong (someone).
3. (intransitive) To go too far; to put someone to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude.
   to trespass upon the time or patience of another
4. (law) To enter someone else's property illegally.
5. (obsolete) To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.
   1523–1525, Jean Froissart, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners (translator), Froissart's Chronicles Soon after this, noble Robert de Bruce […] trespassed out of this uncertain world.
6. (transitive) To decree that a person shall be arrested for trespassing if he or she returns to someone else's land.
   The dean trespassed the streaker from his university.
   "You were trespassing on private property when you were taking pictures," he said, with no hint of courtesy. "I must trespass you. Come with me." 16 April 1996, Glenn Campbell, “Another Business Office Found”, in The Groom Lake Desert Rat, number 35, Rachel, NV, archived from the original on 1998-02-23
   The entire police force has in effect been trespassed from a Wellington property to stop officers checking whether a heavy-sleeping offender is complying with an overnight bail curfew. 21 June 2012, Greg O'Connor, “Criminal trespasses police officers”, in Stuff