Thesaurus results for HOUSEBREAKING

housebreaking

noun

Definition of housebreaking

as in burglary

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Recent Examples of housebreaking Last week, the suspects were returned to Grenada, where they were all charged with two counts of capital murder, escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and two counts of kidnapping. — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024 The three inmates were also charged with escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery, and two counts of kidnapping. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024 Ron Mitchell, a 30-year-old sailor; Atiba Stanislaus, a 25-year-old farmer; and Trevon Robertson, a 23-year-old unemployed man, were charged with capital murder, escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and kidnapping. — CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024 The three suspects have also been charged with escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and kidnapping. — Michael Rios, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024 Sometimes armed with rifles, the settlers intermittently engage in housebreaking, sheep stealing and vandalism. — Steven Erlanger Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024

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Noun

Officials said Wooten is charged with burglary, resisting arrest and obstructing an officer.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
House Bill 2856, introduced by Shaffer, requires consideration of prior violent convictions, burglary convictions, other pending criminal charges and protection from abuse orders when a decision is made regarding bail.

— Josh Taylor, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of burglary

Noun

In April 2023, Towsley received a tip from an inmate at a Florida prison that another inmate might know about Heron’s murder — Hanfield, who was sentenced to prison in 2008 for a robbery in Broward County and is serving a 25-year sentence.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Two felony robbery charges were dismissed as part of that plea.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of robbery

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According to court records, Lozada was charged by New Britain police at the time with larceny and firearm charges.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Prince Kaka of High Point, was arrested him and charged him with felony breaking and entering, felony larceny after breaking and entering, and resisting arrest, officials said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of larceny

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