English Explanatory Dictionary

burglary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
  2. Under the common law, breaking and entering of the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony.
  3. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɜː.ɡlə.ɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-burglary.wav /ˈbɝ.ɡlɚ.i/

Word forms

burglary burglaries

Etymology

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

Related words

burglar burglar alarm burglarize burglarproof burgle cat burglar breaking and entering trespass

Derived words

antiburglary burglary tourism cat burglary hot burglary knock-knock burglary

Translations

Arabic: سَطْو Arabic: لُصُوصِيَّة Belarusian: крадзе́ж з узло́мам Bulgarian: кражба чрез взлом Catalan: violació de domicili Chinese Mandarin: 入室盜竊 /入室盗窃 Czech: vloupání Danish: indbrud Dutch: inbraak Esperanto: rompoŝtelo Estonian: vargus Finnish: murto French: cambriolage Georgian: გატეხით ქურდობა German: Einbruch German: Einbruchdiebstahl Greek: διάρρηξη Hebrew: פריצה Icelandic: innbrot Ido: rupto-furto Irish: buirgléireacht Japanese: 侵入窃盗 Khmer: ការលបចូលលួច Latin: effractura Latin: compīlātiō Norwegian Bokmål: innbrudd Norwegian Nynorsk: innbrott Old English: hūsbryċe Polish: kradzież z włamaniem Portuguese: arrombamento Russian: кра́жа со взло́мом Russian: бе́рглэри Spanish: allanamiento de morada Spanish: desvalijamiento Spanish: desvalijo Swedish: inbrott Thai: ขโมยเข้าบ้าน Thai: การโจรกรรม Ukrainian: краді́жка із зло́мом Volapük: nübreik
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