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家宅侵入罪 (katakushinnyuuzai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

家か宅たく侵しん入にゅう罪ざい

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Meanings

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trespassing; housebreaking

Legal term for the crime of entering another's residence without permission. Used in formal and legal contexts.

彼かれは家か宅たく侵しん入にゅう罪ざいで逮たい捕ほされた。

He was arrested for trespassing.

Kanji

家house, home, family
宅home, house, residence
侵encroach, invade, raid
入enter, insert
罪guilt, sin, crime

Related words

不ふ法ほう侵しん入にゅう
不法侵入 is a broader term for unlawful entry, not limited to residences, and is more commonly used in everyday language.
住じゅう居きょ侵しん入にゅう罪ざい
住居侵入罪 is a synonym often used interchangeably with 家宅侵入罪 in legal contexts, both referring to the crime of trespassing into a dwelling.

Built from

家か宅たく+侵しん入

Etymology

Compound of 家宅 (residence) + 侵入 (intrusion) + 罪 (crime). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a modern legal term.

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