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What does it mean to "trespass someone"

On these citizen journalist youtube channels I've heard people say to them I'm going to "trespass you".
Trespass as a transitive verb is a new meaning to me. I've always heard trespass used as what the person who is not supposed to be there is doing. Not as what someone does TO them.
My guess is it means you give them a warning to get lost?
I'm pretty sure this is about right, but I can't find any legal link to this meaning.
This is for USA locations, which may or may not be the same in other places btw.
This is not your land
You will be persecuted for trespassing
That is what I think is the meaning
To misquote Darby Conley:
You can verb anything if you just wordify it.
It means you are reporting them to police after which they can be arrested for being on your property without permission.prior to initial report police will only have them leave,once report is in system they can be arrested for criminal trespass and jailed.
Some states may require a Writ of Trespass.
Trespass is when you enter on your own a private property that is not yours, usually ignoring the "do not enter" sign , and/or when either the owner of the property may have invited you initially, but he un-invites you , but you refuse to leave.

In said situation you are trespassing into a private property. Subject to criminal charge to some degree.

When police say "I am trespassing you" it just means they are going to lift charges of trespass to you. But this can only happen in private properties. You cannot be charged with trespass on your own property, when the owner has invited you, or in public.
@Dukedog said in #6:
> It means you are reporting them to police after which they can be arrested for being on your property without permission.prior to initial report police will only have them leave,once report is in system they can be arrested for criminal trespass and jailed.
> Some states may require a Writ of Trespass.

Your answer by far makes the most sense of any given. Most other people answered the question of "what does it mean to trespass" instead of answering the question "what does it mean to trespass SOMEONE".
In this one video I saw of a citizen auditor , someone who video tapes the police doing their job, he was in front of city hall and the police officer at first gave him a chance to leave, and when he didn't immediately leave he said now I am going to trespass you. He explained that now the person has to provide ID and the poice officer will enter all the information and then he will be required to leave.
So yea it seems like you said, it's like an official warning I guess would be a good way to describe it.

The question which your answer raised with me though is it can't be the case that in every situation they would need to trespass someone and give them a chance to leave and not come back. I would think in some situations, like high security areas, military bases etc, you could be arrested without any warning for trespassing. I would think that would be the case in all states. Care to comment?
@Alientcp said in #8:
> Trespass is when you enter on your own a private property that is not yours, usually ignoring the "do not enter" sign , and/or when either the owner of the property may have invited you initially, but he un-invites you , but you refuse to leave.
>
> In said situation you are trespassing into a private property. Subject to criminal charge to some degree.
>
> When police say "I am trespassing you" it just means they are going to lift charges of trespass to you. But this can only happen in private properties. You cannot be charged with trespass on your own property, when the owner has invited you, or in public.

See Dukedog 's answer #6. I don't think it means they are going to lay charges but that they are giving you a recorded warning.
By the way congrats on breaking 2k. How does it feel?
Because I want to be the next one!! :)

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