burglary
English edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin burglaria. Equivalent to burglar + -y. Displaced native Old English hūsbryċe (literally “house-breach”).
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burglary (countable and uncountable, plural burglaries)
- The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
- 2016, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Pennies”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 35, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:
- Essentially, Jarden makes anything that you’d find left behind after a burglary.
- (law) Under the common law, breaking and entering of the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony.
- (law, US) 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.
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the crime of breaking into
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