home invasion

English

Noun

home invasion (plural home invasions)

(law, criminology) An assault on the possessor(s) of a household committed by an intruder by using forced entry or otherwise having unauthorized presence in the household.

Related terms

home invader

Translations

forced entry or otherwise unauthorized presence in a household — see also break-in,‎ burglary,‎ housebreaking

Danish: husfredskrænkelse
Dutch: huisvredebreuk (nl) m or f
Finnish: kotirauhan rikkominen
French: violation de domicile f
German: Hausfriedensbruch (de) m
Hungarian: betörés (hu)
Spanish: violación de domicilio f, invasión de casa f
Swedish: hemfridsbrott (sv)

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