hate crime
noun
a crime, usually violent, motivated by prejudice or intolerance toward an individual’s national origin, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.
Nearby words
hatching, hatchling, hatchment, hatchway, hate, hate crime, hate mail, hate sheet, hate someone's guts, hate speech, hate-
Also called bias crime.
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Examples from the Web for hate crime
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British Dictionary definitions for hate crime
hate crime
noun
a crime, esp of violence, in which the victim is targeted because of his or her race, religion, sexuality, etc
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