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- DictionaryBur·gla·ry/ˈbərɡlərē/
noun
- 1. entry into a building illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft: "a two-year sentence for burglary"
noun
Crime of entering someone's property
Burglary, also called breaking and entering and housebreaking, is the act of illegally entering a building or other areas without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence. Usually that offence is theft, larceny, robbery, or murder, but most jurisdictions include others within the ambit of burglary. To commit burglary is to burgle, a term back-formed from th... Wikipedia