intrusion
noun
in·tru·sion
in-ˈtrü-zhən 
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The Fourth Amendment is one of the most basic rights people in the United States enjoy, providing a bulwark against government intrusion.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
People will be quick to assume that the causes were too much intrusion by reality TV into the most personal parts of our lives, age gap issues, cultural problems or child-rearing differences.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Schools are now left scrambling to assess the full extent of the intrusion.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
This was seen as the government intrusion into families and into communities.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
People will be quick to assume that the causes were too much intrusion by reality TV into the most personal parts of our lives, age gap issues, cultural problems or child-rearing differences.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Schools are now left scrambling to assess the full extent of the intrusion.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
This was seen as the government intrusion into families and into communities.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for intrusion
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“Intrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intrusion. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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intrusion
noun
in·tru·sion
in-ˈtrü-zhən
1
: the act of intruding : the state of being intruded
2
: the entry by force of melted rock into or between other rock formations
Legal Definition
intrusion
noun
in·tru·sion
in-ˈtrü-zhən
1
a
: the entry at common law of a stranger after a particular estate of freehold is determined before the person who holds it in remainder or reversion has taken possession
b
: the act of wrongfully entering upon, seizing, or taking possession of the property of another
2
: a trespassing on or encroachment upon something (as a right)
the Fourth Amendment demands that the showing of justification match the degree of intrusion—Berger v. New York, 388 U.S. 41 (1968)
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