In the legal sense, you don't need to literally break something for it to be breaking in entering. From the legal-dictionary [1]: breaking and entering v., n.

In the legal sense, you don't need to literally break something for it to be breaking in entering. From the legal-dictionary [1]: breaking and entering v., n. entering a residence or other enclosed property through the slightest amount of force (even pushing open a door), without authorization. If there is intent to commit a crime, this is burglary. If there is no such intent, the breaking and entering alone is probably at least illegal trespass, which is a misdemeanor crime. [1] http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/breaking+and+entering http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/breaking+and+e...