burglary (noun)
11burglary insurance — noun : insurance against loss or damage resulting from or following the unlawful breaking and entering of designated premises or places of safekeeping …
12burglary */ — UK [ˈbɜː(r)ɡlərɪ] / US [ˈbɜrɡlərɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms burglary : singular burglary plural burglaries the crime of entering a building illegally in order to steal things He was jailed for 12 months for burglary. Burglaries are …
13burglary — bur|gla|ry [ bɜrgləri ] noun count or uncount * the crime of entering a building illegally in order to steal things: He was jailed for 12 months for burglary. Burglaries are on the increase in the area …
14burglary — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. theft, housebreaking, stealing, robbery; see crime 2 , theft . See Synonym Study at theft . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of entering a building or room with the intent to commit theft: break in, trespass. See… …
15burglary — [ˈbɜːgləri] noun [C/U] the crime of entering a building illegally in order to steal things …
16burglary — /ˈbɜgləri / (say bergluhree) noun (plural burglaries) Law the offence of breaking into and entering a house or other premises with intent to commit a felony therein …
17hot burglary — noun The burglary of a dwelling while it is occupied …
18break-in — noun trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent • Syn: ↑housebreaking, ↑breaking and entering • Derivationally related forms: ↑break in • Hypernyms: ↑burglary …
19burglar alarm — noun 1. a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away • Hypernyms: ↑alarm, ↑alert, ↑warning signal, ↑alarum 2. a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary • Hypernyms: ↑ …
20burglar — noun Etymology: Anglo French burgler, from Medieval Latin burglator, probably alteration of burgator, from burgare to commit burglary Date: 1541 one who commits burglary …
