n.
Pronunciation: ' b ə r-gl ə -r ē also -g ə -l ə -r ē also -g ə l-r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -glar · ies
Date: circa 1523
: the act of breaking and entering a dwelling at night to commit a felony (as theft) broadly : the entering of a building with the intent to commit a crime
– bur · glar · i · ous \ ˌ b ə r- ' gler- ē - ə s \ adjective
– bur · glar · i · ous · ly adverb