Burglary

Noun

 * 1) The crime of breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
 * 2)  Under the common law, breaking and entering of the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony.
 * 3)  Under the Model Penal Code, entering a building or occupied structure with purpose to commit a crime therein, unless the premises are at the time open to the public. Model Penal Code § 221.1.

Thesaurus
break-in, breaking and entering, burglarizing, caper, filch, grab, heist, housebreaking, job, lift, pinch, rip-off, robbery, safeblowing, safebreaking, safecracking, steal, theft, unlawful entry

Related terms

 * burglar
 * burglar alarm
 * burglarize
 * burglarproof
 * burgle
 * cat burglar