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- initialism
breaking and entering ;burglary in general.
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Examples
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The description of the tradecraft involved—the electronics that would have been used, the assembly of the B&E team—came from interviews with former CIA officers who were not involved directly in the episode.
Fallout Catherine Collins 2011
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No one can convince me that he (Gates) looked like he was doing any kind of B&E, especially the way he was dressed.
First on the CNN Ticker: GOP questions Obama's police criticism 2009
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It turns out that a man can be charged with B&E for breaking into his own home, if his wife has kicked him out.
Waldo Jaquith - Motion to Quash in Garrett v. Better Publications. 2009
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The B&E squad had been assembled outside Switzerland.
Fallout Catherine Collins 2011
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PS not alot of tactically trained and minded people do B&E They make think they are but watching CSI Miami to learn dynamic entry will not cut the mustard.
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Are you sure that robbery, B&E, and grand theft auto, would all be considered "minor, non-violent crime"?
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I oppose any blanket conjecture that someone who "only" commits robbery, B&E, grand theft auto, etc, is presumedly automatically an upstdanding citizen.
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Are you sure that robbery, B&E, and grand theft auto, would all be considered "minor, non-violent crime"?
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I oppose any blanket conjecture that someone who "only" commits robbery, B&E, grand theft auto, etc, is presumedly automatically an upstdanding citizen.
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PS not alot of tactically trained and minded people do B&E They make think they are but watching CSI Miami to learn dynamic entry will not cut the mustard.
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