burglary
nounUK /ˈbɜː.ɡlər.i/
US /ˈbɝː.ɡlɚ.i/
Burglary is when someone breaks into a building to steal things.
The police caught the man who committed the burglary at the jewelry store.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The crime of illegally entering a building, especially at night, with the intent to commit a crime.
He was charged with burglary after entering the house through a window.
3. An instance of breaking into a place to steal.
There were three burglaries in the neighborhood last month.
4. In some legal systems, the act of entering a dwelling at night with intent to commit a felony.
Under old law, burglary required the break-in to happen after dark.