burglary (noun)

  • 61accomplice — ac·com·plice /ə käm pləs, kəm / n [alteration (from incorrect division of a complice ) of complice, from Middle French, associate, from Late Latin complic complex partner, confederate]: one who intentionally and voluntarily participates with… …

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  • 62felon — fel·on / fe lən/ n [Anglo French felon fel, literally, evildoer, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin]: one who has committed a felony Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. felon …

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  • 63malum in se — mal·um in se / ma ləm in sē, mä lu̇m in sā/ n pl mala in se / ma lə , mä / [New Latin, offense in itself]: an offense that is evil or wrong from its own nature irrespective of statute often used with a preceding noun (as crime or act ) held that… …

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  • 64burglar — bur·glar / bər glər/ n: a person who commits a burglary Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. burglar I …

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  • 65larceny — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. theft, stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. burglary, thievery, robbery; see crime 2 , theft . See Synonym Study at theft . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. stealing, theft, petty larceny, burglary,… …

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  • 66robbery — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. burglary, larceny, thievery; see crime 2 , theft . See Synonym Study at theft . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. stealing, thievery, burglary, mugging, armed robbery, theft, *holdup, *stickup, *heist, looting, break in,… …

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  • 67thievery — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. burglary, robbery, pilfering; see crime 2 , theft . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. theft, robbery, larceny, grand larceny, petty larceny, burglary, stealing, pilfering, shoplifting, kleptomania, embezzlement, swindle. III …

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  • 68List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom — This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.* Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g. pants , crib ) are to be found …

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  • 69break — / brāk/ vb broke / brōk/, bro·ken, / brō kən/, break·ing, / brā kiŋ/ vt 1 a: violate transgress break the law …

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  • 70break — break1 verb (past broke; past participle broken) 1》 separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.     ↘(of waves) curl over and dissolve into foam.     ↘(of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus) be discharged when the sac is… …

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