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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


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Other Words From

  • home invader 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

Unless you run a home meth lab, you are exceedingly unlikely to face a home invasion by armed intruders.

She Said: Jace, their daughter was on the verge of another home invasion at the hands of Cuckoo Disfigured Larry.

If they could barely manage a road trip, how could they pull off this home-invasion-by-appointment, or whatever this was?

He has a BA in home invasion from Columbia University and an MA in flagrante delicto from the Institute of Fine Arts.

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