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breaks and enters

breaks and enters is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break and enter.

Meaning of break and enter

Verb

break and enter (third-person singular simple present breaks and enters, present participle breaking and entering, simple past broke and entered, past participle broken and entered)

  1. To gain unauthorized entry into another's property by force or illicit means; to break in and enter without permission.
    • The thief may steal from the person — or he may break and enter any office, shop, or warehouse not occupied with a dwelling house — or any shop or vessel — or in the night time he may enter, or in the day time he may break and enter, any dwelling house, or the out houses occupied with it, or any...1836, The American Jurist and Law Magazine - Volume 14, page 29

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Questions about breaks and enters

What is breaks and enters the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Breaks and enters is the third-person singular simple present indicative of break and enter.

Words near breaks and enters in the dictionary

  1. breaks a fly upon a wheel
  2. breaks a fly upon the wheel
  3. breaks a lance
  4. breaks a promise
  5. breaks a sweat
  6. breaks and enters
  7. breaks apart
  8. breaks away
  9. breaks back
  10. breaks bad
  11. breaks bread

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