> The transitive verb tresspass also means violate. That is one definition, yes, though to my ear it feels archaic and has mostly been replaced with “trespass

> The transitive verb tresspass also means violate. That is one definition, yes, though to my ear it feels archaic and has mostly been replaced with “trespass against.” > If you search for translations/conjugations of _tresspass_, _was trespassed_ is not listed (_was trespassing_ is, referring to the trespasser). That’s not surprising, since as I said, “trespass someone” in the sense of “ban someone from property” is not everyday usage, except by cops. > The _noun_ tresspass, on the other hand, can refer to the charge, the act itself, or a case regarding such. Perhaps this is what you're thinking of? No, what I’m thinking of is exactly what I said. Watch police bodycam videos and you’ll encounter this usage all the time. See also this blog post that I linked in another comment: https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dictionary/trespassers-will-be-trespassed/ https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/dictionary/trespassers-wi... > They aren't trained in legal language. I wasn’t referring to formal legal language. I was referring to language in common use by police when enforcing law, as well as some commenters on Hacker News discussing cases of police enforcing law.