housebreaking

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housebreaking

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From house + breaking.

noun housebreakings

countable, uncountable The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent. Near-synonym: breaking and entering
Similar: breaking and entering

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of housebreak

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@misc{housebreaking_2026,
  title = {housebreaking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/housebreaking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}