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burglary

[bur-gluh-ree] / ˈbɜr glə ri /


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Anyone with information is asked to contact Central Burglary Det.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

"Burglary victims would have needed to use their gun defensively in more than 100% of cases, which is, of course, impossible," the issue brief reads.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2024

She joined the police in 2004 and began in the Burglary Squad after two years on the force's patrol team.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2023

Burglary is down 24%, making it a bit of an anomaly, but grand larceny of automobiles is up 25%.

From Washington Times • Jul. 5, 2021

Dies naturalis constat ea 24 horis et continet diem solarem et noctem; and therefore in Inditements for Burglary and the like, we say in nocte ejusdem diei.

From Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George




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