Definition of breaking and entering
: the act of forcing or otherwise gaining unlawful passage into and entering another's building
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The thief was arrested and charged with breaking and entering.
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This skill could be anything that requires a rapid decision: passing to an open wide receiver, whistling a foul call, responding to gunfire after a report of breaking and entering.
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Police believe the same man is responsible for breaking and entering a home in the 2300 block of Gray Falls Drive on March 22.
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Lakeith was only 15 years old when he and a group of four others were confronted by police after being accused of breaking and entering.
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Attempted breaking and entering, Starlite Drive: Someone tried unsuccessfully to break into a shed outside Holland Garden Apartments, 13308 Starlite.
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Picked up by police a short distance away, Yao was charged with attempted breaking and entering.
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According to online court documents, Priestas was at the courthouse for a hearing on a felony charge of residential breaking and entering in an unrelated case.
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Alarms and breaking and entering incidents where no one is in immediate danger tend to have a 16 minute and 45 second response.
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Demetrius Hill, 29, was supposed to appear in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court in December on breaking and entering charges, but did not show up, according to court records.
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First Known Use of breaking and entering
1598
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Definition of breaking and entering for English Language Learners
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law : the crime of illegally entering a house, building, etc., especially by using force
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