accroachment

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noun

An encroachment; usurpation.

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Meanings

nounaccroachment (plural accroachments)

plural accroachments

  1. obsoleteAn encroachment; usurpation.

Origin

Compare French accrochement.

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APA

accroachment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accroachment

MLA

“accroachment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accroachment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accroachment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accroachment.

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