A cabinet lock for selectively locking a cabinet of a kind including a compartment structure and a closure movable relative to the compartment structure for selectively closing an opening of the compartment structure. The cabinet lock including a latch bolt assembly including a mounting and a bolt movably disposed with the mounting between a locking position and an unlocked position. Also provided is a striker including a coupling region with which the bolt can couple to thereby isolate relative movement between the latch bolt and the striker in at least one direction lateral to the direction of movement of the bolt between its locking position and the unlocked position. The striker is engagable with the compartment structure and the latch bolt is engagable with the closure in a manner to place such in coupling proximity when the closure is in closing relation with the opening of the compartment structure.