unlawful entry

unlawful entry definition - legal

n

An entering onto someoneÂ’s property without that personÂ’s consent, by force or fraudulent pretense. Unlawful entry is distinct from burglary, which entails the breaking and entering into someoneÂ’s dwelling with criminal intent.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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