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Burglary
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<p>Burglary, also called breaking and entering (B&E) or housebreaking, is a <a href="/facts/Property_crime/M22IugyR">property crime</a> involving <a href="/facts/Trespass_to_land/SGMgjGxH">the illegal entry into a building or other area</a> without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence. Usually that offence is <a href="/facts/Theft/B2zvPLGA">theft</a>, <a href="/facts/Larceny/ezHhNXtl">larceny</a>, <a href="/facts/Robbery/lWAlNkRS">robbery</a>, or <a href="/facts/Murder/GV3zvVYY">murder</a>, but most jurisdictions include others within the ambit of burglary. To commit burglary is to <i>burgle</i>, a term back-formed from the word <i>burglar</i>, or to <i>burglarize</i>. </p>