housebreaking

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Verb

housebreaking verb

To train an animal to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
To break into a house, typically to burgle it.

Noun

housebreaking noun

The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.

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Synonyms

toilet-train break-in breaking and entering homebreaking shopbreaking burglary homewrecking lawbreaking break and entry burgler breach usurpation breaching trespassing rulebreaking theft hedge-breaking

Associated

larceny robbery intent murder assault charges prison cases

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