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break and enter

noun

Definitions

  1. An instance of breaking and entering.

    • In the anti-social peer group, if one member suggests a break and enter, or car theft, as a way to pass an evening, the others are likely to agree without thinking of alternatives or possible consequences.
    • The resulting data-set includes 11,991 violent crimes, 23,262 break and enters, and 36,720 automotive thefts.

  2. To gain unauthorized entry into another's property by force or illicit means

    To gain unauthorized entry into another's property by force or illicit means; to break in and enter without permission.

    • They may pursue him into another State; may arrest him on the Sabbath; and, if necessary, may break and enter his house for that purpose.

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