Einbruch — meaning in English
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English meaning
- burglary noun The crime of breaking into a building or vehicle with intent to steal.
- encroachment noun The act of gradually intruding on someone else's land, rights or area of authority, or the intrusion itself.
- heist noun A robbery, especially a carefully planned one targeting a bank, museum, or similar institution.
- inbreak verb To force a way into something, or to interrupt it suddenly.
- irruption noun A sudden, forceful entry into a place, like an invasion.
Senses
Einbruch is used for these senses in English:
- break-in The act of entering a place with the intent to steal or commit some other offense; an instance of breaking and entering.
- breaking and entering (legal) The crime of gaining unauthorized entry into another's property, usually by breaking part of a building (a lock, door, window, etc.)
- encroachment An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
- heist A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.
- inbreak A sudden violent inroad or incursion; an irruption; a breaking in.
- irruption The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion.
encroachment — full definition
- noun The act of gradually intruding on someone else's land, rights or area of authority, or the intrusion itself.
- noun A structure or part of a building that extends over a boundary onto neighboring or public land.
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