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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Noun

The man faces one count of third-degree burglary and is not in custody.

— Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The burglary happened early on June 2 at Hushcha’s studio in Minneapolis’s North Loop neighborhood.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of burglary

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Police have charged a 17-year-old in connection with a fatal shooting in New Haven in 2024 during a robbery gone bad.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026
Authorities said Noling, who had just turned 18 at the time, was part of a group involved in home robberies of elderly couples.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of robbery

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Darryl McCauley was sentenced to six years in prison on charges including larceny, forgery, and embezzlement; Erika McCauley was sentenced to two to three years in prison on charges including two counts of larceny.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Reynoso has been arrested 20 times since 2001, with charges including harassment, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, assault larceny, petty larceny and robbery.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of larceny

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While Sal tempts Sessa’s Bourdain with drugs, thievery and more bad behavior.

— Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
The teaser shows Jordan as Crown pulling off a number of dangerous stunts against a backdrop of slick cities, breathtaking landscapes, and museums with top-of-the-line security measures that can’t stand up against the wiles of his debonair thievery.

— Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026

Definition of thievery

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