burglary (noun)
71Zeugma — (from the Greek word ζεύγμα , meaning yoke ) is a figure of speech describing the joining of two or more parts of a sentence with a single common verb or noun. A zeugma employs both ellipsis, the omission of words which are easily understood, and …
72loot — /lut / (say looht) noun 1. spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war. 2. anything dishonestly and ruthlessly appropriated: a burglar s loot. 3. the act of looting or plundering: the loot of a conquered city. 4. Colloquial money. –verb (t) 5 …
73snitch´er — snitch1 «snihch», transitive verb. Slang. to snatch; steal: »They had snitched too many carrots from the big piles of vegetables that were strewn around there (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): filch. ╂[perhaps variant of snatch] –snitch´er, noun …
74premises — prem·is·es / pre mə səz/ n pl 1: matters previously stated: as a: the preliminary part of a deed that includes a description of the real estate and that precedes the habendum b: the preliminary part of a bill in equity that states the facts,… …
75coverage — cov·er·age / kə və rij/ n 1: protection or indemnification by an insurance policy the policy provides extensive coverage against burglary 2: a risk assumed by the terms of an insurance contract the policy lists four coverage s: liability, medical …
76coverage — See: fixed charge coverage ratio * * * coverage cov‧er‧age [ˈkʌvrɪdʒ] noun [uncountable] 1. TELECOMMUNICATIONS the area served by a broadcaster or mobile phone company: • one 2 one now has nationwide coverage with its network …
77conviction — con‧vic‧tion [kənˈvɪkʆn] noun LAW 1. [countable] a decision in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime: • Smith, who had no previous motoring convictions, had been rushing home to see his family when he hit another car. conviction for • …
78dwelling — dwell‧ing [ˈdwelɪŋ] noun [countable] LAW a place where someone lives: • New housing is expected to rise 15% this year to 180,000 dwellings. * * * dwelling UK US /ˈdwelɪŋ/ noun [C] LAW, PROPERTY ► a building that someone lives in: »He was arrested …
79sentence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of words ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ Try to keep your sentences short. ▪ complete, whole ▪ broken …
80after — af|ter [ æftər ] function word *** After is used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): I went for a swim after breakfast. as an adverb (without a following noun): He died on June 3rd and was buried the day after. as a… …
