Meaning

3 senses
  1. (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

  2. 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.

  3. (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

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  1. Tom went to prison for burglary.

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  2. On arriving home, I discovered the burglary.

    ruПридя домой, я обнаружил кражу.

    deAls ich nach Hause kam, entdeckte ich den Einbruch.

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  3. He was arrested on the charge of burglary.

    deEr wurde wegen Einbruchs festgenommen.

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  4. Tom was wounded in a burglary.

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  5. It wasn't a burglary.

    deEr war kein Einbruch.

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Translations

7 languages
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By meaning 1
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Русский
By meaning 1
the crime of breaking into:
Deutsch
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the crime of breaking into:

Origin

From New Latin burglaria. By surface analysis, burglar + -y. Displaced native Old English

From New Latin burglaria. By surface analysis, burglar + -y. Displaced native Old English hūsbryċe (literally “house-breach”).

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