purprestures

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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).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of purpresture
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APA

purprestures. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purprestures

MLA

“purprestures.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purprestures. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purprestures,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purprestures.

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