1. Criminal law. The unlawful act of going into a building with the intent to commit a crime. • In some jurisdictions, illegal entry is a lesser included offense of burglary. [Cases: Burglary
9. C.J.S. Burglary §§ 11–12, 16, 21–22.]
2. Immigration. The unauthorized entrance of an alien into the United States by arriving at the wrong time or place, by evading inspection, or by fraud.
