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Even if a Nest Cam IQ video spies a burglar in a home, law enforcement officials will have to identify the suspect through their own investigation and analysis, according to Nest.
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At first, Wicker's wife Judy claimed she had been raped and her husband killed by a burglar wearing a wig.
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At first, Wicker's wife Judy claimed she had been raped and her husband killed by a burglar wearing a wig.
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Wicker's wife at first claimed she was raped by a burglar who then killed her husband.
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Officers responded to a burglary alarm and found signs of a break-in but no burglars.
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The burglar was stabbed in the leg before making his escape, according to police.
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Black Cat, an acrobatic cat burglar whose real name is Felicia Hardy, has a long and tangled romantic history with Spider-Man in the comics.
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GaN technology may give us portable microwave ovens as well as the ultimate burglar deterrent… and the idea of ultra-efficient microwave central heating that just warms up people rather than empty space might even be revived.
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Origin and Etymology of burglar
Anglo-French burgler, from Medieval Latin burglator, probably alteration of burgator, from burgare to commit burglary
Other Legal Terms
BURGLAR Defined for English Language Learners
burglar
playDefinition of burglar for English Language Learners
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: a person who illegally enters a building in order to steal things : a person who commits burglary
BURGLAR Defined for Kids
burglar
playDefinition of burglar for Students
: a person who commits burglary
Law Dictionary
burglar
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: a person who commits a burglary
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