'Burglary' definitions:
Definition of 'burglary'
From: WordNet
noun
Entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
Definition of 'Burglary'
From: GCIDE
- Burglary \Bur"gla*ry\, n.; pl. Burglaries. [Fr. Burglar; cf. LL. burglaria.] (Law) Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another, in the nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felonious purpose be accomplished or not. --Wharton. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
- Note: By statute law in some of the United States, burglary includes the breaking with felonious intent into a house by day as well as by night, and into other buildings than dwelling houses. Various degrees of the crime are established. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'burglary'
From: Moby Thesaurus