What is Burglary?
'''Burglary''', also called '''breaking and entering''', is illegally going into a building or area in order to commit a [[crime]], usually [[theft]]. Someone who does burglary is called a '''burglar'''. To commit burglary is to ''burgle'' or to ''burglarize''. Burglaries can happen at any time or any place. The word ''burglar'' comes from the Old English words ''burg'' (''house'') and ''laron'' (''thief''). <ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/criminology0000glic/page/280|title=Criminology|last=Glick|first=Leonard|publisher=[[Pearson Education]]|year=2005|isbn=0-205-40278-X|edition=1st|location=[[Boston]]|pages=[https://archive.org/details/criminology0000glic/page/280 280]|url-access=registration}}</ref> The definition of burglary, and the punishment for burglary, depends on the country or state. ==Related pages== *[[Theft]] *[[Robbery]]<br /><references /> {{stub}} [[Category:Burglary]]