Housebreaking

Housebreaking is the breaking and entering into a dwelling-house, shop, or warehouse, between the hours of 6 A.M. and 9 P.M., and stealing any chattel or money to any value. The drawing a latch, the opening a window, or the employment of fraudulent means to effect an entry constitutes breaking and entering. The punishment ranges from fourteen years' penal servitude to two years' imprisonment. See BURGLARY, where the law in the United States is also noticed.