breaking and entering

== English == === Noun === breaking and entering (uncountable) (law) The crime of gaining unauthorized entry into another's property, usually by breaking part of a building (a lock, door, window, etc.) Alternative form: B&E (initialism) Near-synonyms: break-in, housebreaking, shopbreaking ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === breaking and entering present participle and gerund of break and enter Near-synonym: breaking in === Further reading === breaking and entering on Wikipedia.Wikipedia