burglary

noun/ˈbɜrɡləri/

Frequency rank: #8,183 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The act of illegally entering a building in order to steal things.

Illustration for the English word “burglary”

Example sentence

The police arrested a man suspected of committing burglary at the jewelry store last night.

Synonyms & related words

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