burglary

From New Latin burglaria. Equivalent to burglar +‎ -y. Displaced native Old English hūsbryċe (literally “house-breach”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜː.ɡlə.ɹi/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝ.ɡlɚ.i/

burglary (countable and uncountable, plural burglaries)

1. 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.

   • 2025 February 1, Noah Goldberg, “He runs a desert micro-nation by the Salton Sea. Population Zero.”, in Los Angeles Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 1 February 2025:

     It’s hard to say whether Corona was actually playing pickleball or was just nowhere near Slowjamastan at the time of the burglary and thinks it’s funny to say he was playing pickleball.

   1. (law) Under the common law, breaking and entering of the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony.
   2. (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.

• breaking and entering
• trespass