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Definition of Burglars
1. burglar [n] - See also: burglar
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burglars
Literary usage of Burglars
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Britton: An English Translation and Notes by Francis Morgan Nichols (1901)
"Of burglars. Let inquiry also be made of burglars. ... tenement of seisin in
respect of some right which they think they have, are not held to be burglars. ..."
2. The Mechanics' Magazine (1858)
"On the succeeding evening the signal bell set up a violent ringing, and Mr.
Allan, proceeding at once to the factory, surprised the burglars, and captured ..."
3. Darkness and Daylight, Or, Lights and Shadows of New York Life: A Woman's by Helen Campbell, Thomas Wallace Knox, Thomas Byrnes (1900)
"The burglars familiarized themselves with the make and patterns of the ...
The man turned out to be a member of a successful and dangerous gang of burglars. ..."
4. Britton by Francis Morgan Nichols (1865)
"Let inquiry also be made of burglars. Such we hold to be all those who feloniously
in time of peace break churches, or the houses of others, or the walls or ..."
5. Mark Twain's Speeches by Mark Twain (1910)
"And, speaking of burglars, let us not speak of them too harshly. Now, I have
known so many burglars—not exactly known, but so many of them have come near me ..."
6. The Annual Literary Index by William Isaac Fletcher, Richard Rogers Bowker (1895)
"burglars and safes. Chamb. J. 71: ioi(F). burglars three; a story. i:268(Ag'93)
Burgomaster Van Iroon. (JH Smith) McClure, (TW Speight) ..."
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