Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)dictionaries

Pourpresture

An inclosure. Any-thlng done to the nuisance or hurt of the public demesnes, or the highways, etc., by inclosure or building, endeavoring to make that private which ought to be public. The difference between a pourpresture and a public nuisance is that pourpresture is an In-vasion of the jus privatum ot the crown; but where the jus publicum is violated it is a

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)