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In some parts of the United States and some other English speaking countries 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. [1]

37 relations: Burglary, Castle doctrine, Chauffeurs de la Drome, Cheshire, Connecticut, Cheshire, Connecticut, home invasion murders, Chris Murphy, Connecticut, Devil's Island, Drôme, Duty to retreat, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal crime in the United States, Holcomb, Kansas, Homicide, Hot prowl burglary, Illinois, In Cold Blood, Kidnapping, Larceny, List of films featuring home invasions, Los Angeles Times, Louisiana, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Murder, New Hampshire, Oxford English Dictionary, Perry Edward Smith, Rape, Richard Hickock, Robbery, Sean Taylor, South Carolina, The Washington Post, Truman Capote, Washington Redskins.

Burglary

Burglary (also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking) is an unlawful entry into a building or other location for the purposes of committing an offence.

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Castle doctrine

A castle doctrine, also known as a castle law or a defense of habitation law, is a legal doctrine that designates a person's abode or any legally occupied place (for example, a vehicle or home) as a place in which that person has protections and immunities permitting one, in certain circumstances, to use force (up to and including deadly force) to defend oneself against an intruder, free from legal prosecution for the consequences of the force used.

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Chauffeurs de la Drome

The Chauffeurs de la Drome (The Heaters of Drome) was a gang of four French criminals who were responsible for a wave of theft, torture, and murder in the department of Drôme in southeast France during the early years of the twentieth century.

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Cheshire, Connecticut

Cheshire, formerly known as New Cheshire Parish, is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.

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Cheshire, Connecticut, home invasion murders

The Cheshire, Connecticut, home invasion murders occurred on July 23, 2007.

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Chris Murphy

Christopher Scott Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Connecticut since 2013.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Devil's Island

The penal colony of Cayenne (French: Bagne de Cayenne), commonly known as Devil's Island (Île du Diable), was a French penal colony that operated in the 19th and 20th century in the Salvation's Islands of French Guiana.

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Drôme

Drôme (Droma in Occitan, Drôma in Arpitan) is a department in southeastern France named after the Drôme River.

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Duty to retreat

In criminal law, the duty to retreat, or requirement of safe retreat,Criminal Law - Cases and Materials, 7th ed.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), formerly the Bureau of Investigation (BOI), is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States, and its principal federal law enforcement agency.

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Federal crime in the United States

In the United States, a federal crime or federal offense is an act that is made illegal by U.S. federal legislation.

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Holcomb, Kansas

Holcomb is a city in Finney County, Kansas, United States.

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Homicide

Homicide is the act of one human killing another.

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Hot prowl burglary

A hot prowl burglary is a sub-type of burglary in which the offender enters a building or residence while occupants are inside the location.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood is a non-fiction novel by American author Truman Capote, first published in 1966; it details the 1959 murders of four members of the Herbert Clutter family in the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas.

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Kidnapping

In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful carrying away (asportation) and confinement of a person against his or her will.

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Larceny

Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking of the personal property of another person or business.

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List of films featuring home invasions

There is a body of films that feature home invasions.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Louisiana

Louisiana is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east.

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Miami

Miami is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of south Florida in the southeastern United States.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States.

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Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the main historical dictionary of the English language, published by the Oxford University Press.

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Perry Edward Smith

Perry Edward Smith (October 27, 1928 – April 14, 1965) was one of two ex-convicts convicted of murdering four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, United States, on November 15, 1959, a crime made famous by Truman Capote in his 1966 non-fiction novel In Cold Blood.

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Rape

Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without that person's consent.

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Richard Hickock

Richard Eugene "Dick" Hickock (June 6, 1931 – April 14, 1965) was one of two ex-convicts convicted of murdering four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, United States, on November 15, 1959, a crime made famous by Truman Capote in his 1966 non-fiction novel In Cold Blood.

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Robbery

Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by putting the victim in fear.

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Sean Taylor

Sean Michael Maurice Taylor (April 1, 1983 – November 27, 2007) was an American football player who was a free safety for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons.

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South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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Truman Capote

Truman Garcia Capotehttp://www.biography.com/people/truman-capote-9237547#early-life (born Truman Streckfus Persons, September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, playwright, and actor.

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Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_invasion

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