Break-in

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  break-in \break-in\ n.
     an act of trespassing into a closed structure such as a house
     or place of busineess for an unlawful purpose, usually as
     part of a burglary.
  
     Syn: housebreaking, breaking and entering.


          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  break-in
       n : trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into
           premises with criminal intent [syn: {housebreaking}, {breaking
           and entering}]