Einbruch — meaning in English

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 break in; break into; make an incursion into; insert into; interrupt.
• irruption noun The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion.

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

1. noun The act of gradually intruding on someone else's land, rights or area of authority, or the intrusion itself.
2. noun A structure or part of a building that extends over a boundary onto neighbouring or public land.

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