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housebreaking

Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊsbreɪkɪŋ/

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Definition of housebreaking

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action of breaking into a building, especially in daytime, to commit a crime. In 1968 it was replaced as a statutory crime (in England and Wales only) by burglary.

Derivatives

housebreaker

noun

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Definition of housebreaking in the US English dictionary