Wiktionary
n. A violent assault on the members of a household by intruders using forced entry.
WordNet
n. burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home
Wikipedia
In the United States and many other English speaking countries, a home invasion is an illegal and usually forceful entry to an occupied, private dwelling with intent to commit a violent crime against the occupants, such as robbery, assault, rape, murder, or kidnapping.
Home Invasion is the fifth studio album by American rapper Ice-T. The album was released on March 23, 1993. The album which was originally set to be released in 1992 as part of his deal with Sire and Warner Bros. Records was Ice-T's first official release as an artist on his own label Rhyme Syndicate Records, now in full control of the content of the release, as part of his new distribution deal with Priority Records.
"Home Invasion" is the second episode of the first season of the television series American Horror Story, which premiered on the network FX on October 12, 2011. The episode was co-written by series co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk and directed by Alfonso Gómez-Rejón.
In the episode, Ben Harmon ( Dylan McDermott) goes to Boston to talk with the student he had an affair with in the first episode ( Kate Mara). While he is away, his wife, Vivien ( Connie Britton), and daughter, Violet ( Taissa Farmiga) deal with three home invaders intent on reenacting a murder that happened in the house in 1968. Kate Mara guest stars as Hayden McClaine, the student Ben was having an affair with.
The episode makes use of the musical score to Psycho composed by Bernard Herrmann. This episode is rated TV-MA (LV).
A home invasion is an illegal and usually forceful entry to an occupied, private dwelling with violent intent to commit a crime against the occupants. It may also refer to:
- Home Invasion (album): fifth solo album by the artist Ice-T
- Home Invasion (American Horror Story): second episode of the first season of the television series American Horror Story
- Home Invasion (TMNT Fast Forward), an episode from the television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Home Invasion (White Collar episode) an episode from the first season of the television series White Collar
Usage examples of "home invasion".
And who kicked my door in, I thought, since their MO was the same as in the Rogovin home invasion, down to the duct tape on the doorman.