hate crime

hate crime Definition

hate crime

noun

a crime, esp. against a person, that is motivated by hatred of the victim's race, ethnicity, religion, or gender

hate crime Law Definition

See crime.

hate crime Usage Examples

Converse of object

report: Greater Manchester Police actively encourage people to report homophobic hate crime and /or incidents and has set up a website to make it easier.
commit: Is the campaign being launched because there is a big problem with hate crimes committed against the LGBT community?
address: This has provided an opportunity for both the MPA and partnerships to learn from the widespread work to address hate crimes.

Adjective modifier

homophobic: Amnesty International reports that LGBT Jamaicans seldom get justice, with the police often colluding with the perpetrators and ignoring homophobic hate crimes.

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