burglary (noun)
121fence — 1 n 1: a barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary 2 a: a receiver of stolen goods b: a place where stolen goods are bought fence 2 vt fenced, fenc·ing 1 a: to enclose with a fence …
122thief — n pl thieves [Old English thēof]: one who commits theft Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. thief I …
123illegality — il·le·gal·i·ty /ˌi li ga lə tē/ n pl ties 1: the quality or state of being illegal 2: an illegal action Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
124happen — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Happen is used after these nouns: ↑break in {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ actually, really ▪ She couldn t quite believe that all this was actually happening to her. ▪ jus …
125lock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fastening device ADJECTIVE ▪ combination, cylinder, deadbolt (esp. AmE), mortise, Yale™ (BrE) ▪ The hotels replaced their mortise locks on guest rooms with magnetic card readers …
126crime — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. offense, wrong; misdemeanor, felony, outrage; transgression, sin, evil, wrongdoing; illegality, lawbreaking. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An outrageous act] Syn. offense, transgression, misdemeanor, felony …
127heist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., slang, burglary (see stealing). II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. Sl. holdup, *stickup. see robbery III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. Slang. To take (another s property) without permission: filch,… …
128holdup — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, theft, [armed] robbery, stickup, hijack[ing], heist. See stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. robbery, burglary, stick up*; see crime 2 , theft . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The… …
