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home invasion
noun
- an act or instance of entering an occupied residence with the intent to commit a burglary or other crime.
home invasion
noun
- aggravated burglary
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Other Words From
- 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
Unless you run a home meth lab, you are exceedingly unlikely to face a home invasion by armed intruders.
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She Said: Jace, their daughter was on the verge of another home invasion at the hands of Cuckoo Disfigured Larry.
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If they could barely manage a road trip, how could they pull off this home-invasion-by-appointment, or whatever this was?
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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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