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Word: Housebreaking
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhaʊsˌbreɪkɪŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
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.
Short Definition:action of breaking into building to commit crime
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