burglary

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

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

Burglary flashed into my mind! — My Doggie and I, R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Burglary at night is impossible. — The case-book of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
It was a burglary, you know. — Unnatural death, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh) Sayers

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