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   Hi, Alexander!  Further to our recent conversation on this topic:   
      
              I notice you said "robber" where I said "thief".  Many people think   
   of these words as synonymous... but from a legal standpoint burglary, robbery,   
   and theft are not exactly the same.  Now I feel a song coming on... [chuckle].   
      
      
               Theft or thievery = the act of stealing, i.e. taking something   
               which belongs to somebody else without their permission.  This   
               term is more general than the others & may be used WRT both.   
      
               Robbery = using threats &/or violence to force other people to   
               relinquish control over e.g. their own wallets or the contents   
               of the cash register in a shop.   
      
               Burglary = gaining illegal access to a structure with the goal   
               of committing a crime.  While it's also known as "breaking and   
               entering", the means of entry could include using a stolen key   
               or entering via an unlocked window.   
      
      
              Various examples & historical anecdotes available on request.  :-))   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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