Offenses of entering or staying on land or in a building without the right to do so, including burglary, trespass in its various forms and squatting in empty property. An offense belongs here when unlawful presence in or on property is the central wrong. It excludes forcible entry with violence, which sits in the violent property offenses. Entries placed here are Burglary, Trespassing, Trespass, Continuing Trespass and Squatting.
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Burglary (Wikipedia)
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Burglary, also called breaking and entering (B&E) or housebreaking, is a property crime involving the illegal entry into a building or other area without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence.
Trespass to land (Wikipedia)
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Trespass to land, also called trespass to realty or trespass to real property, or sometimes simply trespass, is a common law tort or a crime that is committed when an individual or the object of an individual intentionally (or, in Australia, negligently) enters the land of another without a lawful excuse.
Squatting in England and Wales (Wikipedia)
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In England and Wales, squatting, the occupation of a vacant property without the owner's consent, has been progressively criminalised since the 1970s.
Trespass (Wikipedia)
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Trespass is an area of tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person (see below), trespass to chattels, and trespass to land.
USLegal, Inc.: Continuing Trespass Law and Legal Definition
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Continuing trespass is a wrongful act involving a course of action which is a direct invasion of the rights of another.
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