ILLEGAL ENTRY

illegal entry. 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 […]