breaking and entering vs housebreaking

breaking and entering and housebreaking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breaking and entering	Yes	No	No	No
housebreaking	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, breaking and entering and housebreaking are synonyms defined as:

breaking and entering and housebreaking: trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent

Other synonyms of breaking and entering include break-in.

breaking and entering (noun)	housebreaking (noun)
trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent	trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent