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Burglary
//ˈbɝ.ɡlɚ.i// noun
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Noun
- 1 The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal. countable, uncountable
"Essentially, Jarden makes anything that you’d find left behind after a burglary."
- 2 entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property wordnet
- 3 The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.; Under the common law, breaking and entering of the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony. countable, uncountable
- 4 The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.; Under the Model Penal Code, entering a building or occupied structure with purpose to commit a crime therein, unless the premises are at the time open to the public or the actor is licensed or privileged to enter. US, countable, uncountable
Etymology
From New Latin burglaria. Equivalent to burglar + -y. Displaced native Old English hūsbryċe (literally “house-breach”).
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