burglary

B2
US /ˈbɝ.ɡlɚ.i/ UK /ˈbɜː.ɡlə.ɹi/
noun Freq #9422

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

    They reported the burglary to the police.

  2. 2
    noun

    The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.

    Essentially, Jarden makes anything that you’d find left behind after a burglary.

Etymology

From New Latin burglaria. Equivalent to burglar + -y. Displaced native Old English hūsbryċe (literally “house-breach”).

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Thesaurus

Word family
Derived forms antiburglary
Related forms burglarburglarizeburglarproofburgletrespass

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