Thesaurus results for HOUSEBREAKING

housebreaking

noun

Definition of housebreaking

as in burglary

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Recent Examples of housebreaking Last week, the suspects were returned to Grenada, where they were all charged with two counts of capital murder, escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and two counts of kidnapping. — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024 The three inmates were also charged with escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery, and two counts of kidnapping. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024 Ron Mitchell, a 30-year-old sailor; Atiba Stanislaus, a 25-year-old farmer; and Trevon Robertson, a 23-year-old unemployed man, were charged with capital murder, escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and kidnapping. — CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024 The three suspects have also been charged with escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and kidnapping. — Michael Rios, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024 Sometimes armed with rifles, the settlers intermittently engage in housebreaking, sheep stealing and vandalism. — Steven Erlanger Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024

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Citywide, vehicle burglaries fell about 28% from 2020 to 2025, but the decline has been uneven.

— Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 29 Oct. 2026
Officers continued to investigate and searched the location where the suspect was staying, finding items believed to be connected to the burglaries, officials said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of burglary

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Police in South Africa have arrested five suspects in connection with a violent farm robbery in the North West province in which a 50-year-old farmer was shot and had his ears cut off.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Deputies will continue to respond to all Priority 1 calls, including reports of homicides, assaults, hostage situations, hit-and-run collisions, robberies, shots fired and plane crashes.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of robbery

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All five juveniles, ranging in age from 14 to 16 years old, were processed at Clinton police headquarters on charges including larceny of a motor vehicle, interfering with an officer, reckless driving, engaging police in pursuit and conspiracy.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
Theodore's criminal history includes arrests for larceny, obstruction of officers and trespassing, DHS said.

— Michael Sinkewicz , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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