Bûrg'la-ry, n.

Bûrg'la-ry, n. [From burglar.] (Law.) The breaking and entering the dwelling-house of another, in the night-time, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felonious purpose be accomplished or not. Wharton. Burrill. Blackstone.

☞ In American law, the crime includes offenses committed by day as well as by night, and in other buildings than dwelling-houses; and various degrees of the crime have been established by statute in several of the States. The American usage of the term is much more in accordance with its etymology and with the earlier usage than is the English. Burrill.