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Intruder

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

One who, on the death of the ancestor, enters on the land, unlawfully, before the heir can enter.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One committing an intrusion.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

One who, on the death of the ancestor, enters on the land, unlawfully, before the heir can enter.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

One who enters upon land without either right of possession or color of title. Miller v. McCullough, 104 Pa. 630; Russel v. Chambers, 48 Ga. 479.

In a more restricted sense, a stranger who, on the death of the ancestor, enters on the land, unlawfully, before the heir can enter.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A stranger who, on the death of the ancestor, enters on the land, unlawfully, before the heir can enter.