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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.

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Also called bias crime .

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How to use hate crime in a sentence

The investigation led to the arrest of a man who was ultimately convicted of a hate crime.
Blanca Kling, a pillar in the Latino community who helped thousands of crime victims, dies of complications of covid-19|Luz Lazo|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
Higher levels of economic inequality, after all, are correlated with an increase in hate crimes.
Our Radicalized Republic|Maggie Koerth (maggie.koerth-baker@fivethirtyeight.com)|January 25, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Authorities rarely file charges of domestic terrorism against suspected American extremists, resorting instead to prosecutions for hate crimes, illegal gun possession and other federal or state violations.
Domestic Terrorism: A More Urgent Threat, but Weaker Laws|by Sebastian Rotella|January 8, 2021|ProPublica
It will be up to prosecutors to decide whether to seek a hate crime enhancement, and that was not discussed at the hearing.
Proud Boys leader barred from District by judge following his arrest|Peter Hermann, Keith L. Alexander|January 6, 2021|Washington Post

Among other remedies the new provision provides civil damages for victims of up to $10,000 per hate crimes act.
D.C. Council approves bill banning LGBTQ panic defense|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|December 16, 2020|Washington Blade
Indeed, the NYPD has still not labeled this attack a hate crime.
New York’s Sikhs Need Their Own Al Sharpton|Dean Obeidallah|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Europeans are reluctant to describe the Brussels museum shooting as an anti-Semitic hate crime.
Naming Europe’s New Anti-Semitism|Bernard-Henri Lévy|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Overall, an estimated 60 percent of total and violent hate crime victimizations were not reported to police in 2012.
Hate Crime Victimization Statistics Show Rise in Anti-Hispanic Crime|Abby Haglage|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With the knowledge of how many go unreported, the BJS survey is seen as a more accurate portrayal of hate crime in America.
Hate Crime Victimization Statistics Show Rise in Anti-Hispanic Crime|Abby Haglage|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hate crime statutes exist in many jurisdictions where bias-motivated crimes are given more severe penalties.
Should Neo-Nazis Be Allowed Free Speech?|Thane Rosenbaum|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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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