forced entry
Breaking and entering
Forced entry is gaining access to a building or vehicle by breaking a lock, window, or door.
The term appears most often in legal and police contexts: The burglars gained forced entry through a basement window.
Insurance policies and criminal charges often hinge on whether entry was forced or achieved through an unlocked opening.
- home invasionUnlawful entry while occupied
- break-inUnlawful entry to premises
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
trespassing · theft · hostage rescue · breaching · no-knock raid · tactical team · crowbarring · unauthorized access · security breach · emergency access · battering · kicked in · counter-terrorism · lock-picking · broken lock · smashing · disaster response · smash-and-grab
- breaking inbreak-in, burglary, crowbar, pry bar, prying
- burglaryburglar, housebreaking, break-in, home invasion, intruder
- intrusionbreak-in, breaking in, burglary, home invasion, intrusion
- intrusionsintrusion, intrude, intruder, intruding, barging in
- break-in toolscrowbar, lock pick set, bolt cutters, pry bar, glass cutter
- locksmithinglock picking, rekeying, key duplication, lock repair
forced entryinvitation
Request to attend
welcome · open invitation · open-door policy · admission · guest access
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