资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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. --Wharton.
   Burrill.

   Note: 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.