housebreaking

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Recent Examples of housebreaking The three inmates were also charged with escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery, and two counts of kidnapping. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024 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 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 Many people need help troubleshooting issues such as housebreaking or leash-walking difficulties. NBC News, 14 Feb. 2022 Zandile Christmas Mafe, 49, who liked to talk politics with friends, was charged on Tuesday with arson, theft, housebreaking and possession of explosives. New York Times, 4 Jan. 2022 The suspect, who is due to appear in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Tuesday, has been charged with housebreaking, theft and arson, police said in a statement. Ally Barnard, Alex Stambaugh and David McKenzie, CNN, 3 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housebreaking
Noun
  • Gandhi said that the 911 caller had said that a neighbor had asked them to call after seeing a burglary with at least two armed individuals.
    Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2025
  • The burglary is the latest in a series of thefts from the homes of high-profile athletes acoross the country this year.
    David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Authorities said Lawler partnered on the last four robberies with Tarandle Lee, 45, of Bolingbrook, who drove the getaway car.
    Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
  • But that afternoon, Smith didn’t know the worst decision of his life, a robbery that left three people dead and two others wounded, was now being rehashed for millions.
    John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • He was later arrested in 2010 for embezzlement and larceny after allegedly stealing more than $46,000 from the Norwell Firefighters Union while working as an officer of the union.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
  • The report shows that property crime and larceny or theft rates decreased by 8.4% and 5.6%, respectively, in 2024 compared to 2023.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • An aim would be to make the cost so high for any AGI thievery that no one would dare attempt the odious act.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • For the majority of the story, Lamia and Saeed are left to their own devices, including resorting to thievery.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 16 May 2025

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“Housebreaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housebreaking. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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