poach on (one's) territory
(redirected from poached their territory)poach on (one's) territory
To encroach on an area of land or part of a market that one currently controls or has jurisdiction over. The telecom giant has launched a legal campaign against the new service in an effort to prevent it from poaching on its territory. The indigenous tribe was awarded a huge reparation payment after a federal court agreed that the government had unlawfully poached on their territory for hundreds of years.
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poach on someone's territory
encroach on someone else's rights.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017