burglary (noun)
31burglar — noun a person who commits burglary. Derivatives burglarious glɛ:rɪəs adjective (archaic). Origin C16: from legal Fr. burgler or Anglo Latin burgulator, burglator; related to OFr. burgier pillage …
32neighbourhood watch — noun a scheme of systematic local vigilance by householders to discourage crime, especially burglary …
33violation — noun (C, U) 1 an action that breaks a law, agreement, principle etc: human rights violations (+ of): violations of the ceasefire | in violation of: The court s ruling is in violation of the UN Charter. | a violation of the 3 second rule in… …
34break-in — noun the break in occurred just before midnight Syn: burglary, robbery, theft, raid, breaking and entering, forced entry, break and enter …
35holdup — noun 1) I ran into a series of holdups Syn: delay, setback, hitch, snag, obstruction, difficulty, problem, trouble, stumbling block; informal tie up, logjam; traffic jam, gridlock, bottleneck, roadblock; snarl up, glitch …
36job — noun 1) my job involves a lot of traveling Syn: occupation, profession, trade, position, career, work, line of work, livelihood, post, situation, appointment, métier, craft; vocation, calling; vacancy, opening; hum …
37larceny — noun his police record included two counts of larceny Syn: theft, stealing, robbery, pilfering, thieving; burglary, housebreaking, breaking and entering; informal filching, swiping, pinching; formal peculation …
38robbery — noun 1) they were arrested for the robbery Syn: burglary, theft, thievery, stealing, breaking and entering, housebreaking, larceny, shoplifting, purse snatching; embezzlement, fraud; holdup, break in, raid; informal mugging, stickup, heist …
39stealing — noun he was convicted of stealing Syn: theft, thieving, thievery, robbery, larceny, burglary, shoplifting, pilfering, pilferage, looting, misappropriation; embezzlement; formal peculation …
40theft — noun the theft was reported on Thursday morning Syn: robbery, stealing, thieving, larceny, thievery, shoplifting, burglary, misappropriation, appropriation, embezzlement; raid, holdup; informal heist, stickup; five finger discount, rip off;… …
