ALL meanings of housebreaking
house·break
H h - noun housebreaking law: entering place as trespasser 1
- noun housebreaking The action of breaking into a building, especially in daytime, to commit a crime. 1
- verb with object housebreaking to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place. 1
- uncountable noun housebreaking Housebreaking is the crime of entering another person's house by force, for example by breaking the locks or windows, in order to steal their possessions. 0
- noun housebreaking the act of entering a building as a trespasser for an unlawful purpose. Assimilated with burglary, 1968 0
- noun housebreaking the act of breaking and entering into another's house to commit theft or some other felony: it is itself a felony 0
- noun housebreaking The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent. 0
- verb housebreaking (animal training) present participle of housebreak. 0