Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Encroachment

Encroachment , noun

1.
The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion.
An unconstitutional encroachment of military power on the civil establishment. — Bancroft
2.
That which is taken by encroaching on another.
3.
(Law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.