Burglary (also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking)'s a crime the essence of which's entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offence. Usually that offence will be theft, but most jurisdictions specify others which fall within the ambit of burglary. Commission of burglary's normally referred to as to burgle (in British English) or burglarize (in American English). Common law definition The common law burglary was defined by Sir Matthew Hale as Breaking can be… (More on Burglary)