effraction

[ ih-frak-shuh n ]
/ ɪˈfræk ʃən /

noun Law.

a breaking into a house, store, etc., by force; forcible entry.

Origin of effraction

1830–40; < French: literally, a breaking open < Latin ef- ef- + frāctiōn- fraction

OTHER WORDS FROM effraction

ef·frac·tor, noun