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Definition of Break-in
1. Noun. Trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent.
Generic synonyms: Burglary
Specialized synonyms: Home Invasion
Derivative terms: Break In
Definition of Break-in
1. Noun. An act of entering somewhere with the intent to steal or commit some other offence. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Break-in
Literary usage of Break-in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order with Copious Illustrations by George Crabb (1887)
"BREAK, in Saxon ... low German ritan, high German reisten^ to split, Greek pr¡aa<a,
Hebrew ram/naA, to break in pii-ccs. ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins (1844)
"GENERAL rule, that a trustee shall not of his own authority break in upon the
capital of an infant's fortune (a). The Court very rarely has broken in upon ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"... foster- $ break in pieces; whence fracasso, a crash. — I tal. fra-, prefix,
.... to break in amongst, destro (Diez). The vb. cassare is from Lat. ..."
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