Trespassers

/ˈtrɛspæsərz/ noun

Definition

People who unlawfully enter or remain on someone else's property without permission.

Etymology

From Old French 'trespasser' meaning 'to pass across,' composed of 'tres-' (across) and 'passer' (to pass). Originally meant any transgression, later specialized to unlawful entry.

Kelly Says

The Lord's Prayer's 'forgive us our trespasses' uses this word in its original broad sense of any wrongdoing, not just property violations - every moral failing was seen as 'crossing a line' or passing where one shouldn't go.

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