What's the difference between drawlatch and housebreaker?
Drawlatch
Definition:
(n.) A housebreaker or thief.
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Housebreaker
Definition:
(n.) One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking.
Example Sentences:
(1) Two males, aged 28 and 15, were formally charged with murder, housebreaking with intent to rob, attempted robbery with aggravating circumstances, and crimen injuria [the act of impairing the dignity of another] against Terre'Blanche because, prosecutor George Baloyi explained, "they exposed his private parts".
(2) The grand story also contains a useful security tip: from his years of housebreaking, Malcolm tells us that the best deterrent to being burgled is to leave a bathroom light on.
(3) Housebreakings and robberies are increasing, despite the fact that the death sentence can now be imposed for such offences.