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Word entry · 8 letters

burglary

Best crossword clue

"Breaking-in crime"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɜː.ɡlə.ɹi/Part of speech nounSorted abglrruyStarts with BEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

Word origin

From New Latin burglaria. Equivalent to burglar + -y. Displaced native Old English hūsbryċe (literally “house-breach”).

Used in a sentence

  • Essentially, Jarden makes anything that you’d find left behind after a burglary.
  • It’s hard to say whether Corona was actually playing pickleball or was just nowhere near Slowjamastan at the time of the burglary and thinks it’s funny to say he was playing pickleball.

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