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burglary

breaking and entering a building with intent to steal

Not to be confused with:

robbery – taking the property of a person in his or her presence by violence or intimidation

plunder – to rob by open force, as in war; to take wrongfully as by pillage or fraud

theft – the act of stealing; unlawfully taking and carrying away the property of another; larceny

bur·gla·ry

(bûr′glə-rē)

n. pl. bur·gla·ries

1. The act of entering another's premises without authorization in order to commit a crime, such as theft.

2. An instance of this: There were 10 burglaries in the area last month.

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burglary

(ˈbɜːɡlərɪ)

n, pl -ries

(Law) English criminal law the crime of either entering a building as a trespasser with the intention of committing theft, rape, grievous bodily harm, or damage, or, having entered as a trespasser, of committing one or more of these offences

burglarious adj

burˈglariously adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bur•gla•ry

(ˈbɜr glə ri)

n., pl. -ries.

the felony of breaking into and entering the house, office, etc., of another with intent to steal.

[1150–1200; Middle English < Anglo-French]

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Noun

burglary - entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

felony - a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

break-in, breaking and entering, housebreaking - trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent

burglary

noun breaking and entering, housebreaking, break-in He's been arrested for burglary.

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burglary

noun

The act of entering a building or room with the intent to commit theft:

break-in, trespass.

Translations

سَطْو

vloupáníloupež

indbrudindbrudstyveri

Einbruch Einbruchdiebstahl

διάρρηξη

robo robo con allanamiento

murtomurtovarkaus

cambriolage

פריצה

provala

innbrot

scasso furto furto con scasso

住居侵入罪

강도죄

vlom

inbrott

การบุกเข้ามาขโมยของในอาคารหรือบ้าน

hırsızlıkev soyma

trộm cắp

入户行窃盗窃行窃

burglary

[ˈbɜːglərɪ] N → robo m (en una casa) (Jur) → allanamiento m de morada

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

burglary

[ˈbɜː^rgləri] n → cambriolage m
to commit a burglary → commettre un cambriolage

burglary

n → Einbruch m; (= offence) → (Einbruchs)diebstahl m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

burglary

[ˈbɜːglərɪ] n → furto (con scasso)

burglar

(ˈbəːglə) noun

a person who enters a house etc illegally to steal. The burglar stole her jewellery.

ˈburglar alarm noun

an alarm against burglaries.

ˈburglary – plural ˈburglaries – noun

(an act of) illegally entering a house etc to steal. He has been charged with burglary.

ˈburgle verb

Our house has been burgled.

burglary

→ سَطْو vloupání indbrudstyveri Einbruch διάρρηξη robo con allanamiento murtovarkaus cambriolage provala furto 住居侵入罪 강도죄 inbraak innbrudd włamanie assalto кража со взломом inbrott การบุกเข้ามาขโมยของในอาคารหรือบ้าน hırsızlık trộm cắp 行窃