burglary
The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with…The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
» Tom went to prison for burglary.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
Einbruch, Einbruchdiebstahl
кра́жа со взло́момkráža so vzlómom, бе́рглэриbɛ́rglɛri
краді́жка із зло́момkradížka iz zlómom
entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
(countable, uncountable)Under the common law, breaking and entering of the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony.
(US, countable, uncountable)Under the Model Penal Code, entering a building or occupied structure with purpose to commit a crime therein, unless the premises are at the time open to the public or the actor is licensed or privileged to enter.
Examples
29 sentencesTom went to prison for burglary.
On arriving home, I discovered the burglary.
ruПридя домой, я обнаружил кражу.
deAls ich nach Hause kam, entdeckte ich den Einbruch.
He was arrested on the charge of burglary.
deEr wurde wegen Einbruchs festgenommen.
Tom was wounded in a burglary.
It wasn't a burglary.
deEr war kein Einbruch.
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin burglaria. By surface analysis, burglar + -y. Displaced native Old EnglishFrom New Latin burglaria. By surface analysis, burglar + -y. Displaced native Old English hūsbryċe (literally “house-breach”).
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Forms
plural: burglaries| Singular | burglary |
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Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable