crime against humanity
noun
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.
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Origin of crime against humanity
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby crime against humanity
Crile, crim., crim. con., crime, Crimea, crime against humanity, crime against nature, Crimean, Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Crime and Punishment, Crimean Gothic
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