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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Cambriolage

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɑ̃bʁi.laʒ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Burglary/ˈbɜːr.ɡlə.ri/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4120 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le cambriolage de la maison a été signalé à la police."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The unlawful entry into a building or property with the intent to commit a crime, typically theft.

    "The police reported a rise in burglary incidents in the neighborhood last year."
  2. 2

    The act of breaking and entering into a property with the intent to commit a crime.

    "He was charged with burglary after being caught inside the store after hours."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Anglo-French term 'burglarie', which traces back to the Medieval Latin 'burglaria' and the Germanic root 'burg' (meaning a house, fortress, or town), combined with a derivative meaning thief. Historically used in English common law since the 16th century to specifically denote the illegal entry of a building with the intent to commit a crime, particularly theft.

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