forcible entry
Breaking and entering
Forcible entry is the act of entering a building or property through force—breaking a door, smashing a window, or overcoming physical barriers.
In law, it typically describes both criminal break-ins and lawful entries by police or firefighters responding to emergencies: The officers made forcible entry after no one answered.
Insurance policies often require evidence of forcible entry to cover burglary claims.
- firefightingCombating and quelling flames
- door breachBreaking through a door
- no-knock warrantCourt order allowing unannounced raids
- crowbarMetal prying lever
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
trespass · hostage rescue · search and rescue · rescue operation · battering ram · pry bar · disaster response · sledgehammer · flood relief · bolt cutter · breaking and entering · home invasion · robbery · glass cutter · lock pick · vandalism · property damage · probable cause
- public offensesriot, affray, disorderly conduct, public nuisance, breach of peace
- ejectmentejectment, unlawful detainer, ouster, eviction, tenant eviction
- Stasi operationsStasi, state security, secret police, informants, political arrests
forcible entryinvitation
Request to attend
welcome · open door · admission · warm welcome · permission
forcible entryexit
Way to leave
departure · egress · leaving · withdrawal · evacuation