Purpresture — Pur*pres ture, n. [Probably corrupted (see {Prest}) fr. OF. pourprisure, fr. pourprendre: cf. LL. purprestura. Cf. {Purprise}.] (Law) Wrongful encroachment upon another s property; esp., any encroachment upon, or inclosure of, that which should… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purpresture — pur·pres·ture /pər pres chər/ n [Anglo French, alteration of Old French porpresure, from porprendre to seize, occupy, enclose, from por for + prendre to take, from Latin prehendere]: wrongful appropriation of land subject to the rights of others … Law dictionary
Purpresture — Illegal enclosure of another s land; this included encroaching upon another s land and using it illegally. The word was used of raising fences to keep animals from cropland, such animals being of the *forest and the king s sport. Bracton also… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Purpresture — 1) Illegal enclosure or encroachment. (Bennett, Judith M. Women in the Medieval English Countryside, 234) 2) Glanvill, IX, ii: There is said to be a purpresture when anything is occupied unjustly against the sovereign, as in the royal demesne, or … Medieval glossary
purpresture — /peuhr pres cheuhr/, n. Law. the wrongful enclosure of or intrusion upon lands, waters, or other property rightfully belonging to the public at large. [1150 1200; ME < OF pourpres(t)ure, porpresure enclosure, occupied space, equiv. to pourprise,… … Universalium
purpresture — noun The unlawful personal appropriation of public lands; wrongful encroachment on, or enclosure of properties belonging to the public (e.g. highways, sidewalks, forests, harbors) … Wiktionary
purpresture — n. illegal confiscation or enclosure or property (esp. public lands) … English contemporary dictionary
purpresture — pur·pres·ture … English syllables
purpresture — n. wrongful seizing of, or encroachment on, other s or common land … Dictionary of difficult words
purpresture — An obstruction of or encroachment on a highway, made without right or proper authorization. 25 Am J1st High § 273. A structure obstructing a navigable water. 56 Am J1st Whar § 10. An encroachment on or appropriation of lands or waters which are… … Ballentine's law dictionary
