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burglary vs breaking and entering

breaking and entering vs burglary

burglary and breaking and entering both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
burglary Yes No No No
breaking and entering Yes No No No
As nouns, breaking and entering is a hyponym of burglary; that is, breaking and entering is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than burglary:
  • burglary: entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
  • breaking and entering: trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
Other hyponyms of burglary include break-in, housebreaking.
burglary (noun) breaking and entering (noun)
entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
Difference between burglary and breaking and entering

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