housebreaking

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Recent Examples of housebreaking The three inmates were also charged with escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery, and two counts of kidnapping. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024 Last week, the suspects were returned to Grenada, where they were all charged with two counts of capital murder, escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and two counts of kidnapping. Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024 Ron Mitchell, a 30-year-old sailor; Atiba Stanislaus, a 25-year-old farmer; and Trevon Robertson, a 23-year-old unemployed man, were charged with capital murder, escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and kidnapping. CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024 The three suspects have also been charged with escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and kidnapping. Michael Rios, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024 Sometimes armed with rifles, the settlers intermittently engage in housebreaking, sheep stealing and vandalism. Steven Erlanger Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024 Many people need help troubleshooting issues such as housebreaking or leash-walking difficulties. NBC News, 14 Feb. 2022 Zandile Christmas Mafe, 49, who liked to talk politics with friends, was charged on Tuesday with arson, theft, housebreaking and possession of explosives. New York Times, 4 Jan. 2022 The man is expected to appear in court Tuesday to face charges of arson, housebreaking, and theft, a police spokesperson said. Harold Maass, The Week, 3 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housebreaking
Noun
  • Along with the reported burglaries in Minn., Richards and Lawes-Richards allegedly stole from Lululemon stores in their home state, New York, Colorado and Utah, according to the court documents.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.
    The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 24 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • At the time of the robbery, the Wales family was reportedly sleeping at home.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The Wild had a few great chances in overtime, and Filip Gustavsson helped get the game to a shootout with a sliding robbery on Yegor Sharangovich.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • There, a 23-year-old man, who police said was caught on home surveillance cameras swiping delivery packages, was arrested and arraigned last week in district court and charged with five counts of larceny.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Court docs show that Avery was charged with felony breaking and entering and larceny.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Hearts And Minds Many non-Web3 people will point to the industry's past failures—corruption, rug pulls, scams and outright thievery—and conflate them with the entire industry.
    Matvii Diadkov, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The Teachers’ Lounge A teacher investigates some thievery going on at her school.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024

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“Housebreaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housebreaking. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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