1. The act, right, or privilege of entering real property (they were given entry into the stadium).
forcible entry. See FORCIBLE ENTRY.
lawful entry.
1. The entry onto real property by a person not in possession, under a claim or color of right, and without force or fraud.
2. The entry of premises under a search warrant. See SEARCH WARRANT.
open entry. A conspicuous entry onto real property to take possession; an entry that is neither clandestine nor carried out by secret artifice or stratagem and that (by law in some states) is accomplished in the presence of two witnesses.
reentry. See REENTRY.
unlawful entry.
1. The crime of entering another’s real property, by fraud or other illegal means, without the owner’s consent.
2. An alien’s crossing of a border into a country without proper documents. [Cases: Aliens 56. C.J.S. Aliens §§ 249, 253–254, 260–261.]
2. An item written in a record; a notation (Forney made a false entry in the books on March 3).
blind entry. An accounting entry that indicates only the debited and credited amounts without any explanation.
compound journal entry. A journal entry requiring more than one debit and credit (as when revenue is received partly in cash and partly in securities).
journal entry. An entry in an accounting journal of equal debits and credits, with occasional explanations of the recorded transactions.
3. The placement of something before the court or on the record.
4. Copyright. The deposit of a title of work with the Register of Copyrights to secure its protection. [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property 50.10. C.J.S. Copyrights and Intellectual Property §§ 38–39.]
5. Immigration. Any entrance of an alien into the United States, whether voluntary or involuntary. [Cases: Aliens 53.6, 56. C.J.S. Aliens §§ 77–78, 97, 102, 118, 249, 253–254, 260–261.]
6. Criminal law. The unlawful coming into a building to commit a crime. [Cases: Burglary 9(2). C.J.S. Burglary §§ 21–22.]
