hate crime

American  

noun

1. a crime, usually violent, motivated by prejudice or intolerance toward an individual’s national origin, ethnicity, skin color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

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hate crime British  

noun

1. a crime, esp of violence, in which the victim is targeted because of his or her race, religion, sexuality, etc

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Example Sentences

A police spokesperson said: "This incident is not believed to be linked to a hate crime reported at the same school last week."

From BBC

This was in response to what the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government called the "concerning rise in anti-Muslim hate crime, which has reached record levels".

From BBC

The Sentencing Bill will also "modernise" hate crime laws in Northern Ireland and introduce a new offence and higher sentences for assaulting those providing a service to the public or performing a public duty.

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Chief Insp Mullan, the PSNI's deputy lead for hate crime, said he recognises many victims do not come forward and report race hate crimes.

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"Every hate crime that is committed in or recorded in Northern Ireland, the district commander or the senior officer looks at them every single morning to scrutinise them to make sure that we have provided those victims with the support that they need and we've done a robust investigation around those incidents," he said.

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