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bur·gla·ry

burglary

 
pronunciation:
buhr gl ri
part of speech: noun
inflections: burglaries
definition: A burglary is a kind of crime. When someone breaks into a house or other building in order to steal something or do some other illegal thing there, it is called a burglary.
The man was in jail after he committed two burglaries.
similar words:
robbery, stealing, theft