BURGLARY


Meaning of BURGLARY in English

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.