pourpresture

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A form of purpresture — The unlawful personal appropriation of public lands; wrongful encroachment on, or enclosure of properties belonging to the public (e.g. highways, sidewalks, forests, harbors).

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounpourpresture (countable and uncountable, plural pourprestures)

plural pourprestures

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of purpresture.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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