purpresture
- Unauthorized use or enclosure of land that is designated for public or communal purposes, such as highways, sidewalks, or harbors
- The construction company was accused of purpresture when they blocked off a public sidewalk for their project without permission.
- If someone builds a fence or structure that encroaches onto a public park, it might be considered an act of purpresture.
- The city council cracked down on cases of purpresture to protect communal lands from wrongful appropriation.
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