burglary

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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+ noun
[U, C] (plural burglaries) the crime of entering a building illegally and stealing things from it
Synonym: HOUSEBREAKING
The youth was charged with three counts of burglary. + a rise in the number of burglaries committed in the area
Compare: ROBBERY, THEFT

Collocation dictionary

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ADJ.

attempted | aggravated

(law) (= burglary involving further violence or unpleasant behaviour)

| house

BURGLARY + VERB

happen, take place

PREP.

~ at

Audio equipment was stolen in a burglary at a house in Main Road.

More information about CRIMES

CRIMES:

be guilty of, commit ~

Two key witnesses at her trial committed perjury.

accuse sb of, charge sb with ~

He has been accused of her murder.

convict sb of, find sb guilty of ~

She was found guilty of high treason.

acquit sb of ~

The engineer responsible for the collapse of the bridge was acquitted of manslaughter.

admit, confess to, deny ~

All three men have denied assault. She admitted 33 assault charges.

plead guilty/not guilty to ~

He pleaded guilty to a charge of gross indecency.

investigate (sb for) ~

She is being investigated for suspected bribery.

be suspected for/of ~

He was the least likely to be suspected of her murder.

be/come under investigation for ~

She was the second minister to come under investigation for corruption.

be wanted for ~ be wanted on charges of ~

He was wanted on charges of espionage.

solve

a case, crime, murder, robbery, theftThe police and the public must work together to solve the murder.

arrest sb for ~

Jean was arrested for arson.

be tried for, stand trial for ~

to stand trial for extortion

~ case/trial

The nurse's murder trial continues.

~ charge

The police agreed to drop the conspiracy charges against him.

a charge/count of ~

The jury convicted her on two counts of theft.