a mass killing or other atrocity committed in furtherance of a program of genocide
crime against humanity


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crime against humanity

noun
Any of various inhumane acts committed as part of a broader attack against a civilian population, including murder, rape, torture, enslavement, deportation, and persecution based on ethnic, racial, or other group identity.
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Noun
(plural crimes against humanity)
- (law) A large-scale persecution of or atrocity against a body of people.
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