Under commercial crime terminology, what distinguishes a robbery from a burglary?
Explanation
In the commercial crime coverage form, robbery means the unlawful taking of property from the care and custody of a person by one who has caused or threatened bodily harm or has committed an obviously unlawful act witnessed by the person. Burglary (or 'safe burglary') is the unlawful taking of property from inside the premises (or a locked safe/vault) by a person who unlawfully entered or exited as evidenced by marks of forcible entry or exit.
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