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Noun: housebreaking  'haws,brey-king
  1. Trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
    "The series of housebreakings in the neighbourhood led to increased police patrols";
    - break-in, breaking and entering
Verb: housebreak (housebroke,housebroken)  'haws,breyk
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: house-train)
  1. Train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
    "They struggled to housebreak their new puppy";
    - house-train [Brit]

Type of: burglary, develop, educate, prepare, train

Encyclopedia: Housebreaking

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