commit burglary

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• attempt to commit burglary — An act performed with the intent to effectuate a burglary, carried beyond mere preparation but falling short of the actual commission of a burglary. 13 Am 32d Burgl § 29 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Burglary — Burglar redirects here. For the comedy film, see Burglar (film). Criminal law …   Wikipedia

• burglary — At common law, the crime of burglary consisted of a breaking and entering of a dwelling house of another in the nighttime with the intent to commit a felony therein. The modern statutory definitions of the crime are much less restrictive. For… …   Black's law dictionary

• burglary — At common law, the crime of burglary consisted of a breaking and entering of a dwelling house of another in the nighttime with the intent to commit a felony therein. The modern statutory definitions of the crime are much less restrictive. For… …   Black's law dictionary

• burglary — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attempted ▪ aggravated (= burglary involving further violence or unpleasant behaviour) (BrE, law) ▪ house (BrE), residential VERB + BURGLARY ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• commit — To make a commitment; to perpetrate, as to commit burglary. Under the statute making it an offense to conspire to commit an offense against the United States, the word means no more than bring about. It is not necessary that the conspiracy… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• burglary — bur·glary / bər glə rē/ n pl glar·ies [Anglo French burglarie, modification of Medieval Latin burgaria, from burgare to break into (a house)]: the act of breaking and entering an inhabited structure (as a house) esp. at night with intent to… …   Law dictionary

• burglary — [bʉr′glə rē] n. pl. burglaries [ BURGLAR + Y4] 1. the act of breaking into a house at night to commit theft or other felony 2. the act of breaking into any building at any time to commit theft, some other felony, or a misdemeanor SYN. THEFT …   English World dictionary

• 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• burglary — ► NOUN (pl. burglaries) ▪ illegal entry into a building with intent to commit a crime such as theft …   English terms dictionary

• Burglary (history) — The original common law definition of burglary consisted of six specific elements: breaking and entering the dwelling of another during the night with the intention to commit a felony therein . To a greater or lesser extent, these elements have… …   Wikipedia