burglary
/ˈbɜː.ɡlə.ɹi/ · noun
Meaning
- The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
- Under the common law, breaking and entering of the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony.
- 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.
Etymology / origin
From New Latin burglaria. Equivalent to burglar + -y. Displaced native Old English hūsbryċe (literally “house-breach”).
- hūsbryċe(ang)→
- burglaria(la-new)→
- burglary (English)
- Relations: bor, cog
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