encroach

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Synonyms for encroach

advance beyond the usual limit

impinge or infringe upon

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"I think it encroaches on freedom expression and also encroaches on the freedom of the press in the Kingdom of Bahrain."
If the elephant encroaches upon the highway, it is going to be disastrous.'
The fill encroaches 4 to 5 feet under the tree's large canopy but is still probably 20 feet from the trunk.
The IBP said the regulation issued by the BIR and the Department of Finance "encroaches upon the Court's exclusive authority and jurisdiction to regulate and prescribe rules" for the legal profession.
His ashram in Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur district, it has been found, encroaches upon at least 14.6 bighas of government land, besides village common land, Himachal government officials said on Friday.