Burglary
Burglary ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Fr. Burglar; compare Late Latin 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
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.