"knock-knock burglary" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: knock-knock burglaries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} knock-knock burglary (plural knock-knock burglaries)
  1. (crime) A type of burglary in which a perpetrator knocks on someone's door under false pretenses and then forcefully enters their house in order to steal property. Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-knock-knock_burglary-en-noun-5htAEPJk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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