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# burglary

noun (a burglary, burglaries; burglary uncountable as a crime)

«burglary» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Burglary is the crime of breaking into a building to steal things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burglary/#m1)
2. A burglary is one time this happens: «There was a burglary next door». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burglary/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday safety families lock doors and windows to prevent burglary, and a burglar alarm warns of break-ins. In stories and news, police investigate a burglary. Related words: burglar (the person), burgle/burglarize (the verb).

### Examples

- There was a burglary on our street last night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burglary/#x1)
- Lock the back door to help prevent burglary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burglary/#x2)
- The police are investigating the burglary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burglary/#x3)
- Burglary is a serious crime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burglary/#x4)
- After the burglary we got a new alarm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burglary/#x5)
- The detective solved three burglaries in one week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burglary/#x6)

### Note

Plural «burglaries» (y becomes ies). A burglary is breaking in; a robbery uses force or threats against a person; theft is any stealing. Spelled «burg-», not «burgal-».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «burglary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burglary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«burglary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burglary.html) on Mova free.