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burglary

noun as in stealing from residence, business

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The British tabloid the Sun claims in their report of the burglary that Prince William and his family are believed to have been home at the time.

From Salon

The burglary took place at around 23:45 on Sunday 13 October, and was reported to have involved scaling a six-foot perimeter fence and escaping by breaking through a gate with a stolen vehicle.

From BBC

Reader, who died aged 84 last year with an estimated fortune of £22m garnered from his string of high-risk burglaries, denied he took part.

From BBC

They include two felony counts of murder, one felony count of kidnapping, two felony counts of arson of property, and two felony counts of first-degree burglary.

He was detained for a week but, within a month, he was back in custody for another burglary.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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