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Accroachment

Accroachment \Ac*croach"ment\ ([a^]k*kr[=o]ch"ment), n. [Cf. F. accrochement.] An encroachment; usurpation. [Obs.]
--Bailey.

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accroachment

n. (context obsolete English) An encroachment; usurpation