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Webster 1913 Edition
Intrusion
1.
The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the forcing (one’s self) into a place without right or welcome; encroachment.
Why this
Were not my orders that I should be private?
intrusion
?Were not my orders that I should be private?
Addison.
2.
(Geol.)
The penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another.
3.
(Law)
The entry of a stranger, after a particular estate or freehold is determined, before the person who holds in remainder or reversion has taken possession.
4.
(Scotch Ch.)
The settlement of a minister over a congregation without their consent.
Webster 1828 Edition
Intrusion
INTRU'SION
,Noun.
1.
The action of thrusting in, or of entering into a place or state without invitation, right or welcome. The company may be disturbed by the intrusion of an unwelcome guest. --Many excellent strains which have been jostled off by the intrusions of poetical fictions.
Why this intrusion?
Were not my orders that I should be private?
2.
Encroachment; entrance without right on the property or possessions of another.3.
Voluntary entrance on an undertaking unsuitable for the person.Definition 2024
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See also: intrusión
English
Noun
intrusion (plural intrusions)
- The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.
- He viewed sales calls as an unwelcome intrusion.
- 2012 December 14, Simon Jenkins, “We mustn't overreact to North Korea boys' toys”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 2, page 23:
- The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty.
- (geology) Magma forced into other rock formations; the rock formed when such magma solidifies.
Related terms
Translations
forcible entry
References
- intrusion in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- intrusion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913