Sekirov Dictionary

break and enter

noun 1
verb 1
forms 5

noun1

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An instance of breaking and entering.
- The resulting data-set includes 11,991 violent crimes, 23,262 break and enters, and 36,720 automotive thefts. — 2017

verb1

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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. — 2007

forms

broke and entered · broken and entered · breaking and entering · breaks and enters · break and enters

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