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The act of using physical force to gain access to, and entering, a house with an intent to commit a felony inside. In most states, housebreaking that occurs at night constitutes the crime of Burglary. Some statutes expand the definition of housebreaking to include breaking out of a house after entry has been achieved without the use of physical force, such as when access was gained under False Pretenses. housebreaking noun appropriation, breaking and entering, burglarizing, burglary, felony, forcible entry, larceny, looting, pilfering, plundering, raiding, robbery, stealing, theft, thievery, trespassing See also: burglary How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I took her home that evening, and by the next morning she had housebroken herself. According to Barnett, both post-Soviet Russia and Communist China are now adequately housebroken, and can be regarded as members in good standing of the "Global Core. Stipulating this is not to belittle Dunham, and certainly not to make him sound housebroken by comparison to the old bohemian bear. |
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