housebreaking Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent
    break-in; breaking and entering.
  2. verb train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
    house-train; housebreak.

WordNet

House"break`ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day or night. See Burglary, and To break a house, under Break.

Webster 1913