Burglary
the crime of breaking into an inhabited house, a church, or the gates of a town by night with the intention of committing a felony. In the United States, burglary is punished by State laws, but the common law is generally followed. Some States include breaking into shops, offices, warehouses, factories, and meeting houses as burpressly includes breaking into boats and vessels with intent to commit a felony .
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