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All Home Invasion, Forcible Entry and Arson

Offenses against a person's home or building using force, including entering a dwelling by force while people are inside, forced entry, burglary with a weapon, and setting fire to property. An offense belongs here when force against a building or its occupants is the defining feature. It excludes burglary without force, which sits with the non-violent property offenses. Entries placed here are Home Invasion, Forcible Entry, Aggravated Burglary and Arson.

All Home Invasion, Forcible Entry and Arson
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Arson (Wikipedia)
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Arson is the illegal act of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property.
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Forcible entry - Wikipedia
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Forcible entry is "the unlawful taking of possession of real property by force or threats of force or unlawful entry into or onto another's property, especially when accompanied by force".
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Home Invasion (Wikipedia)
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A home invasion, also called a hot prowl burglary, is a sub-type of burglary (or in some jurisdictions, a separately defined crime) in which an offender unlawfully enters into a building residence while the occupants are inside.
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Burglary in English law (Wikipedia)
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Aggravated burglary is an indictable-only offence. It is punishable with imprisonment for life or for any shorter term.
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