Examples of “encroachment” in a Sentence

noun The act of gradually intruding on someone else's land, rights or area of authority, or the intrusion itself.

• Residents objected to the encroachment of housing on the green belt.
• The judge called the order an encroachment on parliamentary privilege.

noun A structure or part of a building that extends over a boundary onto neighboring or public land.

• The survey revealed a small encroachment where the garage crosses the property line.