burglarproof (berglarprof)

Constructed so as to be capable of resisting the attempts of burglars, as a safe or a building. burglary (berg'lär-i), n.; pl. burglaries (-iz). [ it must be in a dwelling-house, or in an adjoining building which is a part or parcel of the dwelling-house. There must be an actual breaking and an entry; but an opening made by the offender, as by taking out a pane of gla , lifting a window, raising a latch, picking a lock, or removing any fastening, amounts to a breaking; and putting in of the hand, after such breaking, is an entry. A breaking out, after entry with felonious intent, is also burglary. In some of the United States the term has been extended so as to cover the breaking and entering of any building, at any time, to commit any crime. burgle (ber'gl), v.; pret. and pp. burgled, ppr. burgling. [ burglar, taken as a noun of agent in- ar = -er1; cf. peddle, master, 1. See burganet .