Definition of "intrusion" []

• The act of intruding or the condition of being intruded on. (noun)
• An inappropriate or unwelcome addition. (noun)
• Law Illegal entry upon or appropriation of the property of another. (noun)
• Geology The forcing of molten rock into an earlier formation. (noun)
• Geology The rock mass produced by an intrusive process. (noun)

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• "Canonists also extend the term intrusion to the keeping possession of a benefice by a hitherto lawful possessor, after it has been vacated by violation of certain decrees of the Church."
• "There wasn't a lot of what they call intrusion into the cabin."
• "It is the fashion of a modern school of historical writers to deplore what they call the intrusion of literature into history."