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BURGLARY
burglary
(noun) entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
burglary (countable and uncountable, plural burglaries)
The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
(law) Under the common law, breaking and entering of the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony.
(law, US) Under the Model Penal Code, entering a building or occupied structure with purpose to commit a crime therein, unless the premises are at the time open to the public or the actor is licensed or privileged to enter. Model Penal Code § 221.1.
Source: Wiktionary
Bur"gla*ry, n.; pl. Burglaries (. Etym: [Fr. Burglar; cf. LL. burglaria.] (Law)
Definition: Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another, in the nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felonious purpose be accomplished or not. Wharton. Burrill.
Note: By statute law in some of the United States, burglary includes the breaking with felonious intent into a house by day as well as by night, and into other buildings than dwelling houses. Various degrees of the crime are established.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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