burglarizing
Illegally entering premises
Burglarizing is breaking into a building to commit a crime, typically theft.
The word emphasizes the act in progress: Police caught him burglarizing the warehouse.
While burgle is the original verb in British English, burglarize is the standard American form, sometimes mocked as an unnecessary back-formation but thoroughly established in legal and everyday use.
Coming apart suddenly
- enteringGoing into a place
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- robberyTheft through intimidation
housebreaking · intrusion · stealing · larceny · felony · prowling · break-in · forced entry
breaking
Coming apart suddenly
- enteringGoing into a place
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- theftUnlawful taking of property
robbery · housebreaking · intrusion · stealing · larceny · felony · prowling · break-in · forced entry · unlawful entry
ransacking
Searching while wrecking
pilfering · grabbing · taking · searching · rummaging · pocketing · absconding · fleeing · escaping · cracking
residence
Place one inhabits
storefront · warehouse · safe · valuables · jewelry · electronics · cash · property · premises · office
burglarizingpurchasing
Acquiring through payment
inheriting · buying · shopping · receiving · trading
burglarizingdonating
Giving freely, expecting nothing
giving · gifting · bequeathing · bestowing · endowing
burglarizingsecuring
Making firmly fixed
guarding · protecting · safeguarding · fortifying · locking up
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