錠じょう前まえ破やぶり

noun

lock breaking; lock picking

Refers to the act of forcibly opening or manipulating a lock without a key. Can imply either destructive breaking or skillful picking, depending on context.

• 警けい察さつは錠じょう前まえ破やぶりの手て口ぐちを詳くわしく調しらべた。

  The police investigated the method of lock picking in detail.

• 彼かれは錠じょう前まえ破やぶりの道どう具ぐを持もっていた。

  He had tools for breaking locks.