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Purpresture

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) Wrongful encroachment upon another's property; esp., any encroachment upon, or inclosure of, that which should be common or public, as highways, rivers, harbors, forts, etc.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Purpresture'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/purpresture.html. 1828.