burglaries

Variant of burglary

burglary definition

bur·glary (bʉr′glə rē)

noun pl. burglaries -·ries

  1. the act of breaking into a house at night to commit theft or other felony
  2. the act of breaking into any building at any time to commit theft, some other felony, or a misdemeanor

Etymology: burglar + -y

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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