1. relating to or characteristic of burglary; involving the crime of breaking into buildings to steal
Usage: legal; formal

Examples

• The defendant was charged with burglarious entry into the warehouse.
• Police found burglarious tools in the suspect’s possession.
• The court examined evidence of burglarious intent.
• Security cameras captured the burglarious activity at midnight.
• The lawyer argued against the burglarious nature of his client’s actions.