encroachments
Slow boundary violations
Encroachments are gradual intrusions into territory, rights, or domains where one doesn't belong.
The word carries a sense of slow, often unnoticed advancement: The encroachments of development on wetlands continued despite conservation efforts.
Property law frequently deals with encroachments when structures or landscaping extend onto neighboring land.
The term also applies to abstract violations: encroachments on civil liberties.
Each encroachment may seem minor, but the cumulative effect is what concerns people.
Violation of rights
- usurpationWrongful seizure of power
- violationBreaking of rules
- impingementStriking or pressing upon
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
erosion · undermining · overreach · civil liberties · constitutional · privacy invasion · due process · sovereignty
Moving slowly, stealthily
- incrementalProceeding by small additions
- insidiousSubtly destructive over time
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- slowLacking in speed
cumulative · progressive · inroads · erosion · nibbling · chipping away · inch by inch · mission creep
Aggressive territorial acquisition
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- land grabbingForcible acquisition of territory
- boundary violationDisregarding established limits
- property lineLegal land boundary
easement · zoning violation · buffer zone · right-of-way · survey · deed · adverse possession · squatting
Forcible entry into territory
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
- advanceMove or progress forward
- territorial expansionIncreasing a state's domain
- occupationOne's regular paid work
conquest · no-man's-land · demilitarized zone · buffer state · frontier · offensive · campaign · siege
Elimination of living spaces
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- urban sprawlUncontrolled peripheral development
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- wildlife corridorStrip connecting fragmented habitats
biodiversity loss · conservation · buffer zone · protected area · nature reserve · coastline · watershed · floodplain
infringement
Violation of rights
- usurpationWrongful seizure of power
- violationBreaking of rules
- impingementStriking or pressing upon
curtailment · erosion · undermining · overreach · civil liberties · constitutional · privacy invasion · due process · sovereignty · autonomy
creeping
Moving slowly, stealthily
- incrementalProceeding by small additions
- insidiousSubtly destructive over time
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
slow · cumulative · progressive · inroads · erosion · nibbling · chipping away · inch by inch · mission creep · scope creep
landgrab
Aggressive territorial acquisition
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- land grabbingForcible acquisition of territory
- boundary violationDisregarding established limits
property line · easement · zoning violation · buffer zone · right-of-way · survey · deed · adverse possession · squatting · sprawl
invasion
Forcible entry into territory
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
- advanceMove or progress forward
- territorial expansionIncreasing a state's domain
occupation · conquest · no-man's-land · demilitarized zone · buffer state · frontier · offensive · campaign · siege · colonization
habitat loss
Elimination of living spaces
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- urban sprawlUncontrolled peripheral development
- developmentProgress toward maturity
wildlife corridor · biodiversity loss · conservation · buffer zone · protected area · nature reserve · coastline · watershed · floodplain · mangrove
- property lawfreehold, leasehold, deed, deeds, title
- encumbrancesencumbrance, lien, mortgage lien, tax lien, easement
- land rightsland rights, land title, easement, easements, freehold
- property appraisalappraiser, market value, real estate appraisal, home value, assessor
- property boundariesboundary, boundary lines, boundary line, property line, lot line
- land surveyssurvey markers, boundary lines, boundary markers, site plan, property lines
encroachmentsretreats
Backs off or sanctuaries
withdrawals · pullbacks · recessions · evacuations · cessions
encroachmentsconcessions
Things granted or yielded
deferrals · observances · forbearances · restraints · non-interference
encroachmentsinvasions
Armed entries into territory
incursions · raids · onslaughts · assaults · blitzkriegs