hate crime

American  

noun

• hate crimes
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• hate crimes
  plural

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hate crime

"We will take a zero-tolerance approach to hate crime and other offending," said senior Met officer Carl Galvin.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

The Home Office said that it was likely that hate crime "offences against white victims will include xenophobic abuse against people not born in the UK".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

And in June, a protest outside a local hotel housing asylum seekers resulted in one woman being charged with a hate crime, and three police officers being injured.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Altadena Station launched a hate crime investigation, which remains ongoing, Captain Ethan Marquez confirmed this week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

“They said it was a hate crime, but he had family that wasn’t straight,” Richard’s friend Lidell said.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater