breaking and entering

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English

Noun

breaking and entering (uncountable)

  1. (law) The crime of gaining unauthorized entry into another's property, usually by breaking part of a building (a lock, door, window, etc.)

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Verb

breaking and entering

  1. present participle and gerund of break and enter

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