A breaking made out by construction of law, as when a burglar gains entry by threat or fraud. — Also termed constructive breaking into a house. [Cases: Burglary 9. C.J.S. Burglary §§ 11–12, 16, 21–22.]
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constructive breaking into a house. See constructive housebreaking under HOUSEBREAKING.
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housebreaking. The crime of breaking into a dwelling or other secured building, with the intent to commit a felony inside; BURGLARY. • Burglary is now used more frequently than housebreaking. In England, for example, housebreaking was replaced in 1968 with statutory burglary, though the term is still used in Scots law. In some jurisdictions, housebreaking