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burglary

 noun
     
bur‧glar‧y plural burglaries [uncountable and countable]
the crime of getting into a building to steal things:
Burglaries have risen by 5%.
Most burglaries happen at night.
WORD FOCUS: crime WORD FOCUS: crime
crimes that involve stealing things: robbery, burglary, theft, shoplifting, fraud, carjacking
crimes that involve attacking people : assault, mugging, murder, rape
someone who commits crimes: criminal, thief, crook, burglar, mugger, robber, pickpocket, rapist, offender, lawbreakercrime

➔ See also crime
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