>>>I think the point was to draw a distinction between a burglary and a robbery. A burglary is a property crime while a robbery is a personal crime. Granted a burglary is very "personal" when you are the victim, and even I have been a victim. It makes you want to shoot someone!<g> A robbery, by definition, is up close and personal.
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>>>Burglary (at common law) is the breaking and entering, the dwelling house, of another, at night, with intent to commit a felony. There are seven elements to this crime and all the elements must be present before the charge can be sustained.
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>>>Robbery (at common law) is the crime of seizing property through violence or intimidation. Robbery has fewer elements.
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>>That's all semantics. I'm talking about somebody breaking into your home. Call it whatever you like.
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>No, it's not semantics. There is a real difference,even though some people call burglaries robberies. they are different.

To a person who suffers one, you can call it whatever you want. It will make no difference to him/her.