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Definition of Home invasion
1. Noun. Burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home.
Definition of Home invasion
1. Noun. A violent assault on the members of a household by intruders using forced entry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Home Invasion
Literary usage of Home invasion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gapby Alfred W. Tatum by Alfred W. Tatum (2005)
"The home invasion left none of us unscathed. For several months, my son ...
For several days after the home invasion, I had no interest in such things. ..."
2. State Responses to Serious & Violent Juvenile Crime by Patricia Torbet, Richard Gable, Imogene Montgomery (1996)
"14, direct-file or waiver case when there is a previous adjudication for murder,
sexual battery, armed or strong-armed robbery, carjacking, home-invasion ..."
3. Leading Opinions Both for and Against National Defense: A Symposium of by Hudson Maxim (1916)
"... is merely a war of invasion on a small scale, and a war of invasion of a nation
is merely a home invasion by thieves and plunderers on a large scale. ..."
4. Urban Street Gang Enforcement by Edward Connors, Barbara Webster, Newl Miller, Claire Johnson, Elizabeth Fraser, Bill Falcon (1998)
"The theft of clothing on a whim by a gang member acting alone or a home invasion
by gang members acting collectively would fall under the category of gang- ..."
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