3. (Law) (a) An unlawful act committed with force and violence (vi et armis) on the person, property, or relative rights of another. (b) An action for injuries accompanied with force. Trespass offering (Jewish Antiq.), an offering in expiation of a trespass. — Trespass on the case. (Law) See Action on the case, under Case.
Syn. — Offense; breach; infringement; transgression; misdemeanor; misdeed.
TRESPASSER
Tres"pass*er, n.
Defn: One who commits a trespass; as: (a) (Law) One who enters upon another's land, or violates his rights. (b) A transgressor of the moral law; an offender; a sinner.
TRESS
Tress, n. Etym: [OE. tresse, OF. trece, F. tresse, LL. tricia, fr.
Gr. tri`cha threefold, because a tress is usually formed by
interlacing three pieces; akin to trei^s three. See Three.]
1. A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet. Her yellow hair was braided in a tress. Chaucer. Fair tresses man's imperial race insnare. Pope.
2. Fig.: A knot or festoon, as of flowers. Keats.
TRESSED
Tressed, a.
1. Having tresses.
2. Formed into ringlets or braided; braided; curled. Spenser. Drayton.