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Dealing with a simple burglary can require 1,000 process steps and 70 forms to be completed as a case goes through the Criminal Justice System. That can't be right.
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Meaning of "burglary" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BURGLARY

burglary  [ˈbɜːɡlərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BURGLARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Burglary is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BURGLARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

burglary

Burglary

Burglary is a crime, the essence of which is illegal entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offence. Usually that offence will be theft, but most jurisdictions specify others which fall within the ambit of burglary. To engage in the act of burglary is to burgle or to burglarize.

Definition of burglary in the English dictionary

The definition of burglary in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BURGLARY


ancillary
ænˈsɪlərɪ
antiburglary
ˌæntɪˈbɜːɡlərɪ
artillery
ɑːˈtɪlərɪ
calorie
ˈkælərɪ
capillary
kəˈpɪlərɪ
celery
ˈsɛlərɪ
corollary
kəˈrɒlərɪ
cutlery
ˈkʌtlərɪ
distillery
dɪˈstɪlərɪ
exemplary
ɪɡˈzɛmplərɪ
formulary
ˈfɔːmjʊlərɪ
gallery
ˈɡælərɪ
Hillary
ˈhɪlərɪ
jugglery
ˈdʒʌɡlərɪ
low-calorie
ˌləʊˈkælərɪ
papillary
pəˈpɪlərɪ
salary
ˈsælərɪ
Tuileries
ˈtwiːlərɪ
vocabulary
vəˈkæbjʊlərɪ
volary
ˈvəʊlərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BURGLARY

burghul
burglar
burglar alarm
burglar-proof
burglaries
burglarious
burglariously
burglarise
burglarize
burglarproof
burgle
burgomaster
burgonet
burgoo
Burgos
Burgoyne
burgrave
Burgundian
burgundies

WORDS THAT END LIKE BURGLARY

aggravated burglary
alary
ampullary
armillary
axillary
bacillary
clary
constabulary
fibrillary
final-salary
fritillary
glary
intercalary
intramedullary
maxillary
medullary
neurofibrillary
pupillary
starting salary
tutelary

Synonyms and antonyms of burglary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BURGLARY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «burglary» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of burglary

Translation of «burglary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BURGLARY

Find out the translation of burglary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of burglary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «burglary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

行窃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

robo con allanamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

burglary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चोरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَطْو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кража со взломом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assalto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিঁধ কাটিয়া চুরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cambriolage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pencurian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einbruch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

住居侵入罪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강도죄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Burglary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trộm cắp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொள்ளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घरफोडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hırsızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

furto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

włamanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крадіжка зі зломом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spargere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάρρηξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inbraak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inbrott
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innbrudd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of burglary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BURGLARY»

The term «burglary» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.305 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BURGLARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «burglary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «burglary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about burglary

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2 QUOTES WITH «BURGLARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word burglary.
1
Theresa May
Dealing with a simple burglary can require 1,000 process steps and 70 forms to be completed as a case goes through the Criminal Justice System. That can't be right.
2
Bob Woodward
The source known as Deep Throat provided a kind of road map through the scandal. His one consistent message was that the Watergate burglary was just the tip of the iceberg.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BURGLARY»

Discover the use of burglary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to burglary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI
The author, the first reporter to receive the FBI files, began to cover this story during the three years she worked for The Washington Post and continued her investigation long after she'd left the paper, figuring out who the burglars were ...
Betty Medsger, 2014
2
Burglary
Repeat Offender Program, 174 repeat victimisation, 51–2, 188 case study, 58–9 commercial burglary, 155–6, 157 concept of, 52 differential risks, 55–7 explaining , 57–8 extent of, 53–4 Kirkholt project, 97 policy implications, 59–60 time course,  ...
Rob Mawby, 2013
3
Burglars on the Job: Streetlife and Residential Break-Ins
A look inside the minds of more than 100 active burglars.
Richard T. Wright, Foundation Professor and Director of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Scott H Decker, Scott H. Decker, 2011
4
Criminology: Theory, Research, and Policy
the same as burglary. Trespassing, legally defined in most states as knowingly entering a structure or dwelling and remaining there unlawfully, differs from burglary in that there is no intent to commit a crime. Official data sources make a ...
Gennaro F. Vito, Jeffrey R. Maahs, Ronald M. Holmes, 2005
5
The Chocolate Bear Burglary
CONFESSIONS OF A CONFECTIONER After leaving her bad-news husband back in Texas, Lee McKinney moved up north to a quaint resort town. Now she keeps the books for her aunt's luxury-chocolate shop.
JoAnna Carl, 2002
6
Breaking and entering: an ethnographic analysis of burglary
How do they perceive the criminal justice system and its sanctions? Breaking and Entering answers these questions and others concerned with the decision-making processes which burglars employ.
Paul F. Cromwell, James N. Olson, D'Aunn Wester Avary, 1991
7
Preventing Residential Burglary: Toward More Effective ...
This book evaluates the newest efforts and initiative aimed at preventing burglary, discusses their merits and short- comings, and suggests how improvements might be incorporated in burglary prevention programs.
James R. Gillham, 2011
8
Burglary of retail establishments
Location † Stores with attractive goods can have higher burglary rates even if they close late (Mirlees-Black and Ross 1995). Studies of crimes against small U.S. businesses have found that retail burglary rates are highest in deprived ...
9
Solving residential burglary
POLICE OPERATIONS The burglary investigation process The police respond to residential burglary in terms of six principal activities: • the initial despatch of a police unit in response to the burglary alert, and investigation at the scene; • visits  ...
Timothy Coupe, Max Griffiths, Great Britain. Police Research Group, 1996
10
A Remarkable Case of Burglary
H. R. F. Keating. occurrence taking place outside his own house had moved at once by leaps and bounds into altogether more serious considerations. As he had awaited chastened apologies from below, the remembrance of a conversation ...
H. R. F. Keating, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BURGLARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term burglary is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Police in Sheffield issue CCTV images of man wanted over …
Officers investigating an attempted burglary in the Stocksbridge area have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in ... «The Star, Jul 15»
2
Firefighter impersonator arrested in New Carlisle burglary
Police say a man who was impersonating a firefighter was arrested for a burglary in New Carlisle. This could either be a coincidence or a ... «ABC 57 News, Jul 15»
3
Emotional reunion for burglary suspect when he realizes he went to …
Arthur Booth was arrested outside Miami on charges of burglary, theft and resisting arrest. When he appeared before Judge Mindy Glazer at his ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
4
Police seeks your help in locating burglary suspect
Authorities are seeking the public's help in locating this person who allegedly burglarized the Big 10 Mart, 2308 W 53rd St., Davenport on June ... «Quad City Times, Jul 15»
5
Oakbrook Center Louis Vuitton burglary may have ties to Minnesota …
Oak Brook police said a theft in Minnesota might be linked to a 2014 burglary that netted more than $120,000 in merchandise from the Louis ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Kingston man charged with burglary and assault after allegedly …
KINGSTON – City police on Monday charged a Kingston man with burglary and assault after he allegedly violated an order of protection. «Times Herald-Record, Jul 15»
7
Six sentenced to more than 25 years in jail after multiple burglary
The defendants all pleaded guilty at hearings that have taken place in the last year to a variety of burglary offences and were sentenced at ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
8
Deadly shooting in gun shop burglary
A gun shop owner turned the tables on burglary suspects early Tuesday morning in north Houston. The shooting happened about 2:30 a.m. at ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
9
Suspect in custody in New Beginnings burglary
WAVERLY – An arrest has been announced in connection with a June 21 burglary at the New Beginnings residential treatment facility on ... «Chillicothe Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Three teenagers jailed for roles in aggravated burglary
Three teenagers have been jailed for an aggravated burglary during which threats were made to rape a woman and to cut off her son's fingers ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Burglary [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/burglary>. May 2024 ».
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