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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Burglary \Bur"gla*ry\, n.; pl {Burglaries}. [Fr. {Burglar}; cf LL burglaria.] (Law) 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.
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