housebreaking

noun
🔊/ˈhaʊsbreɪkɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhaʊsbreɪkɪŋ/
[uncountable] (especially British English)
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  1. the crime of entering a house illegally by using force, in order to steal things from it入室行窃 synonym burglaryTopics Crime and punishmentc2