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Record 1 2013-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Property Law (civil law)
  • Real Estate
CONT

Constructive breaking into a house. In order to commit a burglary, there must be a breaking of the house; this may be actual or constructive. A constructive breaking is when the burglar gains an entry into the house by fraud, conspiracy, or threat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
  • Immobilier

Spanish

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