crime against humanity

noun

1. a crime or series of crimes, such as genocide, directed against a large group because of religion, ethnicity, country of origin, or other reason unconnected with any individual's responsibility for having committed a criminal act.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crime against humanity¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

“If intelligence communication is only used for killing boatmen with missiles, not only is it irrational, but it’s also a crime against humanity,” Petro said, adding that information would only be shared with guarantees that it would be used to capture suspects instead of killing them.

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District Judge Rahul Choudhary in the northern city of Udaipur explained the death penalty saying the murder fell in the category of "rarest of the rare" and it was "a crime against humanity".

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"It will not be an exaggeration to say that this heart-rending brutal crime was not just against Lakshmi, but it's a crime against humanity," Judge Choudhary said in his order.

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This is not urban development, it is ethnic cleansing on a mass scale, a war crime and a crime against humanity.

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Huckabee, who is also an evangelical pastor known for his past strong statements supporting Jewish settlements, which are seen as illegal under international law, wrote on X. "Desecrating a church, mosque or synagogue is a crime against humanity and God."

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