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hate crime

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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