wrongful conduct vs trespass

trespass vs wrongful conduct

wrongful conduct and trespass both are nouns.

wrongful conduct is not a verb while trespass is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wrongful conduct	Yes	No	No	No
trespass	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, trespass is a hyponym of wrongful conduct; that is, trespass is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wrongful conduct:

wrongful conduct: activity that transgresses moral or civil law
trespass: entry to another's property without right or permission

Other hyponyms of wrongful conduct include brutalisation, brutalization, encroachment, intrusion, usurpation, violation, civil wrong, tort, malversation, misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed, dereliction, malfeasance, misfeasance, malpractice, malpractice, perversion, injury, injury, iniquity, injustice, shabbiness, unfairness, infliction, evildoing, transgression, dishonesty, knavery, falsification, misrepresentation, champerty, criminal maintenance, maintenance, infringement, violation.

wrongful conduct (noun)	trespass (noun)
activity that transgresses moral or civil law	entry to another's property without right or permission
	a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages

wrongful conduct (verb)	trespass (verb)
	pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
	break the law
	enter unlawfully on someone's property
	commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
	make excessive use of

Difference between wrongful conduct and trespass

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