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hate crime

hate crime noun: a crime motivated by hate for a race, gender, religion, etc., which may result in harsh punishments, the severity of which varies by statute and the nature of the crime.

Noun

hate crime (countable and uncountable, plural hate crimes)

  1. (crime) A crime motivated by hate for a race, gender, religion, etc., which may result in harsh punishments, the severity of which varies by statute and the nature of the crime.
    • I feel a hate crime coming on.1997, Kevin Smith, Chasing Amy, spoken by Banky Edwards (Jason Lee)
    • The later twentieth century saw the fortuitous simultaneous rise of two synergistic political and psychological sciences. The first: the revolutionary precept of the hate crime.2002 Sean Pertwee as Father, Equilibrium, 24 minutes

hate crime meaning in Arabic

hate crime in Arabic

crime motivated by hate
جَرِيمَة كَرَاهِيَّة jarīma karāhiyya

Forms of hate crime

pluralhate crimes
alternative formhate-crime

Words formed from hate crime

Questions about hate crime

What does hate crime mean?
Hate crime means a crime motivated by hate for a race, gender, religion, etc., which may result in harsh punishments, the severity of which varies by statute and the nature of the crime.
What is hate crime in Arabic?
Hate crime in Arabic is جَرِيمَة كَرَاهِيَّة (jarīma karāhiyya). See Hate crime meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is hate crime?
Hate crime is a noun.
What is the plural of hate crime?
The plural of hate crime is hate crimes.

Words near hate crime in the dictionary

  1. hate
  2. hate boner
  3. hate boners
  4. hate click
  5. hate clicks
  6. hate crime
  7. hate crimes
  8. hate figure
  9. hate figures
  10. hate fuck
  11. hate fucked

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