Meaning Of The Word Housebreaking

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What's The Definition Of Housebreaking?

housebreaking
uncountable noun: Housebreaking is the crime of entering another person's house by force, for example by breaking the locks or windows, in order to steal their possessions.

housebreaking in American English
the act of breaking and entering into another's house to commit theft or some other felony: it is itself a felony

housebreaking in British English
noun: the act of entering a building as a trespasser for an unlawful purpose. Assimilated with burglary, 1968

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