breaking and entering

breaking and entering (uncountable)

1. (law) The crime of gaining unauthorized entry into another's property, usually by breaking part of a building (a lock, door, window, etc.)

breaking and entering

1. present participle and gerund of break and enter

• break and enter
• break in

•   breaking and entering on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• burglary
• housebreaking
• larceny
• B&E