encroachment
noun/ɪnˈkroʊtʃmənt/
Frequency rank: #14,880 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the act of gradually intruding on or taking over someone else's territory, rights, or domain.
Example sentence
The environmental group filed a lawsuit over the encroachment of the factory onto protected wetlands.
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