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True or False: Unauthorized breaking into a building for the purpose of retrieving one's own property is not a burglary.

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Unauthorized breaking into a building with the intent to retrieve one's own property still constitutes burglary as it involves illegal entry, despite the retrieval intent.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that unauthorized breaking into a building for the purpose of retrieving one's own property is not burglary is False. Burglary is defined as the unauthorized entry into a building with the intent to commit a crime inside, and this usually involves theft or some other felony. However, even if the intent is to retrieve one's own property, the act of breaking in without authorization constitutes the illegal entry aspect of a burglary. Therefore, the intention to retrieve property does not negate the fact that a burglary has been committed if there was an unauthorized entry into the building.

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