INTRUSION

intrusion

(noun) entrance by force or without permission or welcome

trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation

(noun) entry to another’s property without right or permission

invasion, encroachment, intrusion

(noun) any entry into an area not previously occupied; “an invasion of tourists”; “an invasion of locusts”

intrusion

(noun) rock produced by an intrusive process

intrusion

(noun) the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

intrusion (countable and uncountable, plural intrusions)

The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.

(geology) Magma forced into other rock formations; the rock formed when such magma solidifies.

Source: Wiktionary


In*tru"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intrusion. See Intrude.]

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 intrusion Were not my orders that I should be private Addison.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: The penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another.

3. (Law)

Definition: 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.)

Definition: The settlement of a minister over 3 congregation without their consent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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