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effraction
[ih-frak-shuhn]
noun
a breaking into a house, store, etc., by force; forcible entry.
Other 51Թ Forms
- effractor noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of effraction1
Example Sentences
He came home as full of rage as he could stick, and he threatened to bring actions for "effraction" and breaking open of lock-fast places, trespass, damage to property, and I don't know what all.
"Effraction by force in case of debt is punishable by the 127th section of the 'Code,'" said a dirty little man, who, with the air of a shoeblack, was still a leading member of the Florence "Bar."
Such a proceeding has infinite consequences of effraction.
This is Dr. Bertillon's effraction dynamometer.
The emergence takes place without any violent effraction, without any ragged rents.
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