housebreaking

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housebreaking
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house·break·ing

BrE

/ˈhaʊsbreɪkɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˈhaʊsbreɪkɪŋ/

noun

[uncountable]

(

especially BrE

)

the crime of entering a house illegally by using force, in order to steal things from it 入室行窃

SYN

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house·break·er

BrE

/ˈhaʊsbreɪkə(r)/

NAmE

/ˈhaʊsbreɪkər/

noun