Burglary
Burglary noun - Entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property.
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Synonyms for Burglary
Steal and burglary are semantically related In some cases you can use "Steal" instead a noun "Burglary".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| common | common burglary | common steal |
| successful | successful burglary | successful steal |
| attempted | attempted burglary | attempted steal |
Both words in one sentence
- Valjean's original crime was stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister and her children, however he broke a window to steal that bread, making it burglary.
Source: Justified Criminal - Neither is Schlucke who wants to steal the safe key from Kampmann while staging the burglary, and who is stupid enough to reveal first to Andy and Keek and then to the actual gangster Ratte that he's "planning something himself".
Source: Film / Bang Boom Bang - Britain, at least, still requires you to intend to either (a) commit a felony causing serious bodily harm or (b) steal something for it to be burglary.
Source: Useful Notes / British English
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