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- Dictionaryburglary/ˈbəːɡləri/
noun
- 1. illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft: "a two-year sentence for burglary" Similar
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The meaning of BURGLARY is the crime of entering a structure (such as a house or commercial building) with the intent to commit a felony (such as theft). How to use burglary in a sentence.
the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things. Examples. Several men were questioned by police yesterday about the burglary. Simpson, aged 19, was convicted on two charges of burglary. The latest crime figures show a sharp rise in burglaries. Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the Kingsland Road area.
Burglary is defined by section 9 of the Theft Act 1968, which describes two variants: A person is guilty of burglary if they enter any building or part of a building as a trespasser with intent to steal, inflict grievous bodily harm or do unlawful damage to the building or anything in it.
Burglary definition: the felony of breaking into and entering the house of another at night with intent to steal, extended by statute to cover the breaking into and entering of any of various buildings, by night or day.. See examples of BURGLARY used in a sentence.
the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things. Examples. Several men were questioned by police yesterday about the burglary. Simpson, aged 19, was convicted on two charges of burglary. The latest crime figures show a sharp rise in burglaries. Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the Kingsland Road area.
noun. /ˈbɜːɡləri/ /ˈbɜːrɡləri/ [uncountable, countable] (plural burglaries) the crime of entering a building illegally and stealing things from it synonym housebreaking. The youth was charged with three counts of burglary. a rise in the number of burglaries committed in the area. Audio equipment was stolen in a burglary at the mall.
If someone commits a burglary, they enter a building by force and steal things. Burglary is the act of doing this.
