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BREAKING AND ENTERING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
Synonyms:
break-in; breaking and entering; housebreaking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("breaking and entering" is a kind of...):
burglary (entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "breaking and entering"):
home invasion (burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home)
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