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{{short description|Crime of entering someone's property, especially for the purposes of theft}}

'''Burglary''', also called '''breaking and entering (B&E)'''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cromwell |first1=Paul F. |title=Breaking and entering : an ethnographic analysis of burglary |date=1991 |publisher=Sage Publications |location=Newbury Park, Calif. |isbn=9780803940260}}</ref> and sometimes '''housebreaking''',<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hunter |first1=D.B. |title=Burglary, Housebreaking, and Unlawful Entry |journal=The JAG Journal |date=1956 |volume=1956 |page=11}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nas.gov.uk/guides/legalTerms.asp "Index of legal terms and offences libelled".] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530035318/http://www.nas.gov.uk/guides/legalTerms.asp |date=May 30, 2012 }} National Archives of Scotland. Retrieved 7 August 2010.</ref> is the act of [[trespass to land|illegally entering a building or other areas without permission]], typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence. Usually that offence is [[theft]], [[larceny]], [[robbery]], or [[murder]], but most jurisdictions include others within the ambit of burglary. To commit burglary is to ''burgle'',<ref name="webster">{{cite web |title=Do Burglars 'Burgle' or 'Burglarize'? |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/do-burglars-burgle-or-burglarize |website=www.merriam-webster.com |publisher=Merriam-Webster, Incorporated |access-date=30 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> a term back-formed from the word ''burglar'', or to ''burglarize''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Garner |first1=Bryan A. |title=A dictionary of modern legal usage |date=1995 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York |isbn=9780195142365 |page=122 |edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name="webster" />

Ancient references to breaking into a house can be found in the [[Code of Hammurabi]] (no. 21<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wikisource.org |title=Codex Hammurabi (King translation) |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Codex_Hammurabi_(King_translation) |website=en.wikisource.org |access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>) and the [[Jewish BibleTorah]] (Exodus 22:2<ref>{{cite web |title=Bible Hub: Exodus 22:2 |url=https://biblehub.com/exodus/22-2.htm |website=biblehub.com |access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>).

In Canada, breaking and entering is prohibited by section 348 of the [[Criminal Code (Canada)|Criminal Code]]. It is an [[indictable offenceoffense]] when committed in relation to a residence, and otherwise a [[hybrid offenceoffense]]. Breaking and enteringEntering is defined as breaking into a place with intent to commit another [[indictable offenceoffense]] (including, but not limited to, theft). The crime is commonly referred to in Canada as ''breakbreaking and enterentering'', which in turn is often shortened to ''B and E''.<ref>[http://www.rcmp-learning.org/copp/encopp/p_break.htm "BreakBreaking and enterEntering."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622011808/http://www.rcmp-learning.org/copp/encopp/p_break.htm |date=2008-06-22 }} in ''Code of police practice: A guide for first -line officers,'' Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Help Starts Here: Break and EnterEntering (B&E) |url=https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/law-crime-and-justice/criminal-justice/bc-criminal-justice-system/if-victim/publications/hsh-english-b-e.pdf |website=British Columbia |publisher=Government of British Columbia |access-date=1 December 2021 |date=October 2012}}</ref>

In Wisconsin, burglary is committed by one who forcibly enters a building without consentpermission and with intent to steal or to commit another felony. Burglary may also be committed by entry to a locked truck, car or trailer or a ship.<ref>Sec. 943.10(1m) Wisconsin Statutes (2009)</ref> The crime of burglary is treated as being more serious if the burglar is armed with a dangerous weapon when the burglary is committed or arms him/herself during the commission of the burglary.<ref>Sec. 943.10(2) Wisconsin Statutes (2009)</ref>

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