trespasser

trespasser definition - legal

n

One who, without permission of the owner or privileges, enters onto anotherÂ’s property intentionally. Under tort law, such a person is owed no consideration by the landowner for any ills that may befall him or her. See also invitee.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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