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the only crime where 'I was just exploring' is technically a confession.
means To enter someone's land or property without permission, or more broadly to overstep a moral or legal boundary.
from From Old French 'trespasser,' to pass beyond or across, built from 'tres-' (across, from Latin 'trans') plus 'passer' (to pass). The literal sense was simply 'to cross over'—and that crossing-over is the whole idea: you've gone past where you were allowed. The same root gives the gentler old English sense in 'forgive us our trespasses,' where the boundary crossed is moral rather than a fence line.
old meaningOriginally meant any sin or wrongdoing at all
in prayerLord's Prayer uses it to mean transgressions
signage trickPosted signs can legally upgrade your penalty
two flavorsComes in civil and criminal varieties
law originFoundation of early English personal-injury lawsuits