effraction
French → English
noun//e.fʁak.sjɔ̃//
(Crime) The act of breaking into a building or locking mechanism by force; forced entry
Les policiers n'ont trouvé aucune trace d'effraction sur la porte principale de la banque.
(English) The police found no signs of forced entry on the bank's main door.
Le vol avec effraction est passible d'une lourde peine de prison selon le code pénal.
(English) Burglary involving forced entry is punishable by a heavy prison sentence according to the penal code.
Entry ID: fr:en:effraction · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary