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forced entries

  • plural
    of forced entry.
    forced entry
    noun
    the unauthorized act of entering a home or building by using force to break through an entrance.

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Mahl said sting grenades are most effective in crowd-control situations; “flash-bangs,” which don’t project pellets but have a brighter, blinding flash, are more likely to be used by tactical officers making forced entries into homes.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2017

Burglaries, forced entries and vandalism are down in the Washburn neighborhood, and reported crime dipped 4 percent in the past year.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 4, 2015

In the late 1960s, he said, police were noting a high number of burglaries with no signs of forced entries.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2013

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