forced entry
collocation in Englishmeaningsofforcedandentry
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forced
adjective
uk/fɔːst/us/fɔːrst/
done against ...
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entry
noun
uk/ˈen.tri/us/ˈen.tri/
the act of entering a place or joining a particular society ...
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(Definition offorcedandentryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We used multiple regression analyses to estimate the change in indicators as a result of the additional 10% copayments, selecting theforcedentrymethod.
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It is not a question offorcedentryor anything like that.
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It is denied quite categorically that there was anyforcedentryinto the house.
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More than a quarter of burglaries do not involveforcedentrybecause a door or window is open.
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I believe that what they had done should be consideredforcedentry, but under the legislation it was apparently not an offence.
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Yes, there would be a price to pay forforcedentry.
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However, that appears no longer to be the case and some are inadequately protected from any form offorcedentry.
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Aside from the issue offorcedentry, pre-payment meters are extremely expensive for the customer.
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Order was restored when the troopsforcedentryinto the prisoners' huts.
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If an innocent person has his property damaged in the process of aforcedentry, he can seek accountability or damages only through the courts, and that is seldom successful.
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We are talking about escalating intimidation, including violence, burglary andforcedentryinto people's houses.
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We find three more pages of supplementary provisions, includingforcedentryby inspectors, and all the rest of it.
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Because the effectiveness of the search would be undermined if it were not comprehensive, the governor in charge of the search operation authorisedforcedentry.
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Damage estimated at £2,242 was caused by theforcedentrythrough doors in the prison.
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I am not talking aboutforcedentryor people breaking the door down.
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Furthermore, the profession objects that they are singled out among all other professions for thisforcedentryand inspection, should the inspectors so wish.
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