Burglary
Crime of entering someone's property, especially for the purposes of theft / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Burglar" redirects here. For other uses, see Burglar (disambiguation).
"Breaking and Entering" redirects here. For other uses, see Breaking and Entering (disambiguation).
"Cat burglar" redirects here. For other uses, see cat burglar (disambiguation).
Burglary, also called breaking and entering (B&E)[1] and housebreaking,[2][3] 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,[4] a term back-formed from the word burglar, or to burglarize.[5][4]