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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Housebreaking

· House·break·ing · IPA
01 n. The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day or night. See Burglary,…
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    The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day or night. See Burglary, and To break a house, under Break. See: Burglary, Break