Encroachment

encroachment

  /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt/

encroach /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/vb (intransitive)

1. often followed by on or upon: to intrude gradually, stealthily, or insidiously upon the rights, property, etc, of another
2. to advance beyond the usual or proper limits

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French encrochier to seize, literally: fasten upon with hooks, from en-¹ + croc hook, of Germanic origin; seecrook








abridgement [əˈbrɪdʒmənt] N

1(=shortened version) resumen m, compendio m

2(=act) abreviación f