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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 Word Forms

  • home invader noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of home invasion1

First recorded in 1840–45; current sense dates from 1910–15
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Example Sentences

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But afterward, it’s terrifying to count how many things you own that aren’t truly under your control — and, scarier, how hard it’s getting to stop this home invasion.

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The wife of a celebrity hairstylist will spend the rest of her life in prison for having her lover kill her husband in what was supposed to appear as a home invasion robbery gone wrong.

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“Armed conflict between various political and ethnic groups continues throughout the country,” it says, noting that kidnapping, road ambushes, armed robbery, murder and home invasion “are pervasive.”

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State Department says in an advisory not to travel to the country, noting that kidnapping, road ambushes, armed robbery, murder and home invasion “are pervasive.”

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Saturday, police were alerted to a home invasion in the 9800 block of Vicar Street in the Cheviot Hills neighborhood.

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