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home invasion

noun

  1. an act or instance of entering an occupied residence with the intent to commit a burglary or other crime.


home invasion

noun

  1. aggravated burglary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • home invader noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of home invasion1

First recorded in 1840–45; current sense dates from 1910–15
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Her maternal parents immigrated to the U.S. and settled in Detroit after suffering brutal experiences in World War II: Siberian prison camps, bombing raids, combat and a home invasion by Russian troops.

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An Arcadia father was fatally shot during a possible home invasion robbery Tuesday night, authorities said.

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In February 2020, rising star Pop Smoke was gunned down in a home invasion after inadvertently posting his location in the Hollywood Hills on Instagram while in town visiting from New York.

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The first defendant pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and home invasion robbery in April 2023 and was sentenced to four years and two months in the Secure Youth Treatment Facility.

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“For San José residents and for many others in Santa Clara County, few crimes damage our sense of security and peace like a home invasion,” said San José City Councilmember Rosemary Kamei.

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