Example sentences from the Web for housebreaking

Was “Margaret” here, or had the police come to arrest Mary Louise for housebreaking?
The Mystery of the Secret Band|Edith Lavell
Housebreaking is a very different business from the forcible entry of country post-offices, and The Hopper was nervous.
A Reversible Santa Claus|Meredith Nicholson
It was probably overtime at housebreaking that had told on him.
Dwellers in Arcady|Albert Bigelow Paine
This is not the case in Hamilton and Toronto, where daring acts of housebreaking are of frequent occurrence.
Life in the Clearings versus the Bush|Susanna Moodie

There was no more mysterious prowling, waylaying and housebreaking; the mail only was used.
Ashton Kirk, Secret Agent|John T. McIntyre

housebreaking

/ (ˈhaʊsˌbreɪkɪŋ) /

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noun

criminal law the act of entering a building as a trespasser for an unlawful purpose. Assimilated with burglary, 1968

Derived forms of housebreaking

housebreaker, noun

Words nearby housebreaking

housebound, houseboy, house brand, housebreak, housebreaker, housebreaking, housebroken, house call, housecarl, housecat, house church

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	housebreaking
释义	Example sentences from the Web for housebreaking Was “Margaret” here, or had the police come to arrest Mary Louise for housebreaking? The Mystery of the Secret Band\|Edith Lavell Housebreaking is a very different business from the forcible entry of country post-offices, and The Hopper was nervous. A Reversible Santa Claus\|Meredith Nicholson It was probably overtime at housebreaking that had told on him. Dwellers in Arcady\|Albert Bigelow Paine This is not the case in Hamilton and Toronto, where daring acts of housebreaking are of frequent occurrence. Life in the Clearings versus the Bush\|Susanna Moodie There was no more mysterious prowling, waylaying and housebreaking; the mail only was used. Ashton Kirk, Secret Agent\|John T. McIntyre housebreaking / (ˈhaʊsˌbreɪkɪŋ) / SEE SYNONYMS FOR housebreaking ON THESAURUS.COM noun criminal law the act of entering a building as a trespasser for an unlawful purpose. Assimilated with burglary, 1968 Derived forms of housebreaking housebreaker, noun Words nearby housebreaking housebound, houseboy, house brand, housebreak, housebreaker, housebreaking, housebroken, house call, housecarl, housecat, house church Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to housebreaking robbery, heist, crime, larceny, theft, break-in, burglary, pilfer, kidnap, swipe, remove, keep, plunder, take, strip, embezzle, loot, abduct, divert, ransack
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Example sentences from the Web for housebreaking

housebreaking

noun

Derived forms of housebreaking

Words nearby housebreaking

Words related to housebreaking