bur ‧ glar ‧ y /ˈbɜːɡləri $ ˈbɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural burglaries ) [uncountable and countable]
the crime of getting into a building to steal things:
Burglaries have risen by 5%.
He was charged with burglary.
Most burglaries happen at night.
bur ‧ glar ‧ y /ˈbɜːɡləri $ ˈbɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural burglaries ) [uncountable and countable]
the crime of getting into a building to steal things:
Burglaries have risen by 5%.
He was charged with burglary.
Most burglaries happen at night.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012