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burglary (iou)



burglary noun. E16.
[Law French burglarie (cf. Anglo-Norman b(o)urgerie, Anglo-Latin burgaria), formed as BURGLAR: see -Y3.]
The crime of entering a building (in English law formerly by night only) with intent to commit an arrestable offence. E16.
An act of so entering a building. E17.
? The legal definition has varied in different jurisdictions and periods.