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
Trespass and burglary are semantically related in crimes topic. In some cases you can use "Trespass" instead a noun "Burglary".
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- Also, if you are in America, beware that intent to do pretty much any crime is enough to turn your trespass into burglary (even if all you wanted to do was write "So-and-so is an idiot" on the wall—that's vandalism, and that's enough).
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