burglary
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glə noun, plural bur·gla·ries. Criminal Law.
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.
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| —n , pl -ries | |
| English criminal law the crime of either entering a building as a trespasser with the intention of committing theft, rape, grievous bodily harm, or damage, or, having entered as a trespasser, of committing one or more of these offences | |
| burglarious | |
| —adj | |
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Ordinary crime such as house burglary and car theft is often accompanied by random violence.
He pleaded guilty to three indictments charging burglary.
Often such attacks on white farms are violent, and unnecessarily so for the purposes of burglary.
Note that in some areas, bump keys count as burglary tools, and possession of one can be a misdemeanor offense.
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