different between burgle vs burglary

English

Etymology

Back-formation from burglar (1867)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b????l/
• Rhymes: -??(r)??l

Verb

burgle (third-person singular simple present burgles, present participle burgling, simple past and past participle burgled)

1. (chiefly Australia, Britain, New Zealand) To commit burglary. [from 1867]

   Synonym: burglarize
2. (Britain, sports) To take the ball legally from an opposing player.

Related terms

• burglar
• burglary
• breaking and entering

Translations

See also

• rob
• steal
• thieve
• purloin

Anagrams

• Bugler, Bulger, Elburg, Gubler, bugler, bulger

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??(?)?l??i/

Noun

burglary (countable and uncountable, plural burglaries)

1. The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
   1. (law) Under the common law, breaking and entering of the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony.
   2. (law, US) Under the Model Penal Code, entering a building or occupied structure with purpose to commit a crime therein, unless the premises are at the time open to the public or the actor is licensed or privileged to enter. Model Penal Code § 221.1.

Related terms

Translations

See also

• breaking and entering
• trespass