Forcible Entry.

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 732

Forcible Entry. According to English law any person who enters on property, in order to take possession of it, with violence or intimidation is guilty of a misdemeanour. It is immaterial whether the person so entering has a right to the property or not. If a person wrongfully in possession detains property by violence or threats he is guilty of the offence known as forcible detainer.

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