Usage Note
cambrioler means to burglarize a place. The person who commits the act is a cambrioleur (burglar), and the crime itself is a cambriolage (burglary). All three forms of the word are common in news reporting and everyday speech about property crime.
Examples
"Des voleurs ont cambriolé la banque la nuit dernière."
Natural Translation
Thieves broke into the bank last night.

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