Does a person's entering their neighbor's yard to retrieve their ball after ringing the doorbell and getting no answer count as theft?
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What you did is not considered theft as long as you did not take anything, for theft is taking money in secret. However, you should have waited until the door was opened for you or the ball was retrieved, because entering a house without permission is unlawful, and it exposes one to accusations.
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