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Burglary vs Mugging - What's the difference?

burglary | mugging |

As nouns the difference between burglary and mugging

is that burglary is the crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal while mugging is a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.

As a verb mugging is

present participle of lang=en.

burglary

English

Noun

(wikipedia burglary) (burglaries)
  • The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
  • (legal) Under the common law, breaking and entering of the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony.
  • (legal, US) Under the , entering a building or occupied structure with purpose to commit a crime therein, unless the premises are at the time open to the public or the actor is licensed or privileged to enter. Model Penal Code ยง 221.1.

    • Related terms

    * burglar * burglar alarm * burglarize * burglarproof * burgle * cat burglar

    See also

    * breaking and entering * trespass

    mugging

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.
    • There have been three muggings in this street in the past week.

    Verb

    (head)