Trespass \Tres"pass\, n. [OF. trespas, F. tr['e]pas death. See {Trespass}, v.] 1. Any injury or offence done to another.
I you forgive all wholly this trespass. --Chaucer.
If ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. --Matt. vi. 15.
2. Any voluntary transgression of the moral law; any violation of a known rule of duty; sin.
The fatal trespass done by Eve. --Milton.
You . . . who were dead in trespasses and sins. --Eph. if. 1.
3. (Law) (a) An unlawful act committed with force and violence (vi et armis) on the person, property, or relative rights of another. (b) An action for injuries accompanied with force.
{Trespass offering} (Jewish Antiq.), an offering in expiation of a trespass.
{Trespass on the case}. (Law) See {Action on the case}, under {Case}.
Trespass \Tres"pass\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trespassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trespassing}.] [{OF}. trespasser to go across or over, transgress, F. tr['e]passer to die; pref. tres- (L. trans across, over) + passer to pass. See {Pass}, v. i., and cf. {Transpass}.] 1. To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go. [Obs.]
Soon after this, noble Robert de Bruce . . . trespassed out of this uncertain world. --Ld. Berners.
2. (Law) To commit a trespass; esp., to enter unlawfully upon the land of another.
3. To go too far; to put any one to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude; as, to trespass upon the time or patience of another.
4. To commit any offense, or to do any act that injures or annoys another; to violate any rule of rectitude, to the injury of another; hence, in a moral sense, to transgress voluntarily any divine law or command; to violate any known rule of duty; to sin; -- often followed by against.
In the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord. --2 Chron. xxviii. 22.
He said some would be charged with criminal trespass and some with damaging government property.
The only sound basis for press law is to require that journalists obey the law of the land - without privilege and without discrimination. Recent events suggest that the laws on trespass and telephone bugging contain serious gaps.
Evictions, warnings by police, distribution of leaflets and speeches about trespass laws had little effect.
All were cited for misdemeanor trespass.
The justices, without comment, turned away arguments that state courts wrongly refused to consider as a defense that the trespass was justified to protect fetal life.
But many of these might be better dealt with by tightening up on the laws of trespass and telephone tapping. Until those avenues have been fully explored, the case for legislation on privacy has yet to be made.
They were to be charged with trespass, mob action, and resisting arrest, police said.
Two were released but three were taken away to be charged with trespass, one officer said.
In addition, Lynch said, under the agreement they did not plead guilty to unlawful trespass; instead they admitted to the facts of the case and were found guilty by the judge.
We will be back at this plant as they continue to attempt to license it," said Roy Morrison, shortly after he was arrested Sunday on a criminal trespass charge.
United attorneys later withdrew the complaint alleging criminal trespass, pending a review of the case, and Gashel was released, said Chicago Police Sgt. Robert DeGraff.
She was charged with one felony count of first-degree trespass and one misdemeanor count each of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.
Secretary of Public Safety Charles V. Barry, who has jurisdiction over armories in the state, issued a statement saying he would pursue criminal trespass charges against Ashe.
He said they probably will be cited for defiant trespass.
The 95 demonstrators were arrested in a series of sit-ins at two Burlington clinics from Feb. 21 to April 17. Most were charged with unlawful trespass, punishable by up to 90 days in jail.
Ray pleaded guilty May 30 to using Letterman's car without his permission and to two counts of first-degree criminal trespass.
We also emphasize that Johnson was prosecuted only for flag desecration _ not for trespass, disorderly conduct or arson.
Norbert Mach, mayor of this town of 340, said opinion is split. Some people resent the dissidents for continuing to trespass at the cemetery _ leaving taxpayers with the bill public defender lawyer fees and jail costs.
Prosecutors had requested two years in prison and $2,000 in fines for Terry, who was convicted Friday of criminal trespass and unlawful assembly for the sit-in.
All pleaded innocent to the only charge against them, criminal trespass, in three days of Municipal Court appearances that ended Friday.
Ray was charged with first-degree criminal trespass and was being held at the New Canaan police station on $10,000 bond pending arraignment in Norwalk Superior Court Friday, Basso said.
He had previous arrests on charges criminal damage to property and criminal trespass, police said.
Union organizers can trespass only where access to workers is otherwise "infeasible."
Judge John Bruner ruled that Terry could not use justification as a defense in his trial on criminal trespass and unlawful assembly charges.
Six were convicted of criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and other offenses.
Terry, who was released Thursday, is charged with one count of being party to a crime and three counts of criminal trespass during the abortion protests.
A state jury convicted them of criminal trespass, and a judge sentenced each to 90 days probation and 40 hours of community service.
Atlanta police spokesman Cal Jackson said the arrested people would be charged with criminal trespass and with giving false names.
The defendants, Alabama NAACP President Thomas Reed and 13 black legislators, pleaded innocent Wednesday in circuit court as they sought a jury trial on the trespass charges.
This is going to be a case of trespassing, conspiracy to trespass and obstruction of a business," Municipal Judge Richard Paez said.