Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun breaking_and_entering

1 sense of breaking and entering

Sense 1
housebreaking, break-in, breaking and entering -- (trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent)
       => burglary -- (entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property)

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