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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Burglary

n. 1. The common-law offense of breaking and entering another's dwelling at night with the intent to commit a felony. 2. The modern statutory offense of breaking and entering any building - not just a dwelling, and not only at night - with the intent to commit a felony. * Some statutes make petit larceny an alternative to a felony for purposes of proving burglarious intent. - Also termed (in sense 2) breaking and entering; statutory burglary. Cf. ROBBERY.

burglary tool

(often pl.) An implement designed to assist a person in committing a burglary. ( In many jurisdictions, it is illegal to possess such a tool if the possessor intends to commit a burglary.

statutory burglary

See BURGLARY