1. gradual advances beyond usual or proper limits
Usage: plural form of encroachment
2. unauthorized entries onto someone else’s property
Usage: legal context

Examples

• The homeowner complained about encroachments from the neighbor’s fence.
• Government encroachments on civil liberties concerned many citizens.
• The survey revealed several encroachments along the property line.
• Environmental groups protested encroachments into protected wilderness areas.
• The court ruled against the developer’s encroachments onto public land.
• Digital privacy advocates worry about corporate encroachments on personal data.