Forcible Entry

an offense against the public peace, which is committed by violently taking or keeping po e ion of lands and tenements, with menaces, force, and arms, without the authority of law. Proceedings in case of forcible entry are regulated by the statutes of the several States, and relate to a restitution of the property, if the individual who complains has been dispo e ed, as well as to the pe of the offender for a reach of the public peace.