Forcible entry is "the unlawful taking of possession of real property by force or threats of force or unlawful entry into or onto another's property, especially when accompanied by force".[1] The term is also sometimes used for entry by military, police, or emergency personnel, also called breaching. For the fire service, forcible entry is defined by the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) as:
Judge Donaldson considered the question of forcible entry in the UK, in Swales v. Cox (1981):
... he uses force if he applies any energy to the obstacle with a view to removing it. It would follow that, if my view is correct, where there is a door which is ajar but it is insufficiently ajar for someone to go through the opening without moving the door and energy is applied to that door to make it open further, force is being used. A fortiori force is used when the door is latched and you turn the handle from the outside and then ease the door open. Similarly, if someone opens any window or increases the opening in any window, or indeed dislodges the window by the application of any energy, he is using force to enter ...[4]
^Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1996.
^ abBertram, Trevor (n.d.). (PDF). firetrainingtoolbox.com. Fire Training Toolbox. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
^Constitutional and administrative law (Pollard, Parpworth and Hughes), 2007, p.723
January 01, 1970
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