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PRONUNCIATION OF BREAKING AND ENTERING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREAKING AND ENTERING

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Breaking and entering is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BREAKING AND ENTERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

breaking and entering

Burglary

Burglary is a crime, the essence of which is illegal entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offence. Usually that offence will be theft, but most jurisdictions specify others which fall within the ambit of burglary. To engage in the act of burglary is to burgle or to burglarize.

Definition of breaking and entering in the English dictionary

The definition of breaking and entering in the dictionary is the gaining of unauthorized access to a building with intent to commit a crime or, having committed the crime, the breaking out of the building.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREAKING AND ENTERING

breakfast room
breakfast set
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breakfast television
breakfast time
breakfast TV
breakfaster
breakfront
breaking
breaking news
breaking plough
breaking point
breaking strain
breaking stress
breaking-up
breakneck
breakoff
breakout
breakpoint

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREAKING AND ENTERING

bring
catering
civil engineering
considering
covering
electrical engineering
engineering
fingering
gathering
hovering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
ordering
recovering
rendering
steering
suffering
wandering
watering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of breaking and entering in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «breaking and entering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREAKING AND ENTERING

Find out the translation of breaking and entering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of breaking and entering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «breaking and entering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

破门而入
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

allanamiento de morada
570 millions of speakers

English

breaking and entering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तोड़ने और प्रवेश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كسر والدخول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кража со взломом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quebrando e entrando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাঙ্গা এবং প্রবেশ করানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

introduction par effraction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memecahkan dan memasuki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einbruch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

住居侵入
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무단 침입
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Breaking lan ngetik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đột nhập
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடைத்து நுழைந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रेकिंग आणि प्रवेश करत आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kırıp girmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

violazione di domicilio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

włamanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крадіжка зі зломом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

violare de domiciliu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπάσιμο και την είσοδο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inbraak en betreding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inbrott
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innbrudd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of breaking and entering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREAKING AND ENTERING»

The term «breaking and entering» is regularly used and occupies the 84.434 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREAKING AND ENTERING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «breaking and entering» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «breaking and entering» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about breaking and entering

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREAKING AND ENTERING»

Discover the use of breaking and entering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to breaking and entering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Breaking and Entering: A Novel
In a novel set during the tense time of the Oklahoma City bombing, Christian/Jewish couple Louise and Richard Shapiro move from California to rural Michigan, where Louise deals with ultraconservative religious beliefs as a guidance ...
Eileen Pollack, 2012
2
Breaking and Entering: Policewomen on Patrol
Explores the problems women face beginning a career in the traditionally male-oriented profession of police work, and the ways they have learned to deal with these problems
Susan Ehrlich Martin, 1982
3
Breaking and entering: an ethnographic analysis of burglary
How do they perceive the criminal justice system and its sanctions? Breaking and Entering answers these questions and others concerned with the decision-making processes which burglars employ.
Paul F. Cromwell, James N. Olson, D'Aunn Wester Avary, 1991
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Breaking and Entering
Women police officers reveal how the presence of women in law enforcement is changing the face of the American criminal justice system and describe their challenges in a male-dominated organization. Reprint.
Connie Fletcher, 1997
5
Breaking & and Entering: Land Your First Job in Film Production
Provides a guide to breaking into the film industry and defines terms used in the business
April Fitzsimmons, 1997
6
Breaking and Entering
Officially excluded from Bombay's most baffling murder case, Inspector Ganesh Ghote is assigned to track down a cat burgler who has been stealing valuable jewelry, but the detective soon discovers tht the two cases may be linked.
H. R. F. Keating, 2001
7
Breaking and Entering
A book about violence and redemption, Joy Williams' new fiction tells the story of two drifters who break into Florida vacation homes while their owners are away, live there a while, then move on.
Joy Williams, 2010
8
Breaking and Entering
In the screenplay, Minghella deftly juggles multiple characters and their interlinked stories with clarity and poignancy. In his Introduction to this text, Minghella lays out the process by which the screenplay evolved into its final form.
Anthony Minghella, 2006
9
Breaking and Entering: Short Story
But there are no neat and tidy coming-of-age passages here: these are narratives about reaching out—and often failing to touch—one another in a time of both privilege and fracture.
Andrew Pyper, 2012
10
War Dances
The National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian offers a new collection of short stories, including the title story, in which a famous writer, who just learned he may have a brain tumor, must decide ...
Sherman Alexie, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREAKING AND ENTERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term breaking and entering is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police: Assault With a Dangerous Weapon; Drug; Breaking and
James M. Boulay, 20, of Peabody, arrested for breaking and entering, nighttime with the intent to commit a crime, three counts; warrant; ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
2
Oak Bluffs police investigate breaking and entering at Surfside Motel
The Oak Bluffs Police Department is asking for the public's help as they investigate a breaking and entering at the Surfside Motel that reportedly ... «Martha's Vineyard Times, Jul 15»
3
Kill Devil Hills PD report breaking and entering, larceny
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. – (WAVY) – Police in Kill Devil Hills reported a break in where someone stole several items, June 17. Police say the ... «WAVY-TV, Jul 15»
4
Breaking and entering suspect sought in Fort Saskatchewan
Public assistance is being sought in tracking down a suspect in a break and entering in Fort Saskatchewan. On Monday, June 22, just before ... «Fort Saskatchewan Record, Jul 15»
5
Wilbraham police charge Agawam woman with breaking and
WILBRAHAM – Police charged an Agawam woman with breaking and entering into a residence in Wilbraham and assault with a dangerous ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
6
Jackson Police Department: Officers investigate breaking and
Officers investigated a breaking and entering at Elite Gaming. The suspect or suspects entered the business through a broken window and ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
7
Surveillance video released after smoke shop breaking and entering
GRAND TRAVERSE CO. -- Deputies are trying to figure out who broke into a smoke shop in East Bay Township. Surveillance video was ... «UpNorthLive.com, Jul 15»
8
Police Log: Breaking and Entering, OUI, and More
3:42 p.m. - Jargle Soto-Suazo, 29, was arrested on Central Street and charged with breaking and entering in the daytime for a felony and ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
9
Breaking and entering investigated at Rent-A-Center
Police are investigating a breaking and entering report at a Rent-A-Center in Dayton. Police responded to the store in the 3900 block of Linden ... «WHIO, Jul 15»
10
Suspect shot during breaking and entering
Montreal police responded to an emergency call concerning a breaking and entering Friday night in the Côte-des-Neige-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce ... «Montreal Gazette, Jun 15»

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