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Breaking And Entering

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Noun

1. break-in, breaking and entering, housebreaking

trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Breaking And Entering

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noun
(formerly) the gaining of unauthorized access to a building with intent to commit a crime or, having committed the crime, the breaking out of the building

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Breaking And Entering

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the felonious act of putting aside any obstacle to entry of a house or other structure owned by another, which if left untouched would prevent entrance, followed by entry, with the intention of committing a crime
: also called breaking and entry

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Breaking And Entering

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n. Abbr. B & E
The entering of another's premises without authorization, especially after the use of illegal means such as forcing a lock.

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