hate crime en · NOUN
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Meanings
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(countable, qualifier:crime, uncountable) 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
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hate-crime | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hate crimes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (17)
ja ヘイトクライム (crime motivated by hate) · eo malamokrimo (crime motivated by hate) · tr nefret suçu (crime motivated by hate) · ru преступле́ние на по́чве не́нависти (crime motivated by hate) · ja 憎悪犯罪 (crime motivated by hate) · ar جَرِيمَة كَرَاهِيَّة (crime motivated by hate) · ko 증오범죄 (crime motivated by hate) · cmn 仇恨罪行 (crime motivated by hate) · sv hatbrott (crime motivated by hate) · ja 憎悪による犯罪 (crime motivated by hate) · es delito de odio (crime motivated by hate) · fr crime haineux (crime motivated by hate) · fi viharikos (crime motivated by hate) · he פשע שנאה (crime motivated by hate) · cmn 仇恨犯罪 (crime motivated by hate) · de Hasskriminalität (crime motivated by hate) · pt crime de ódio (crime motivated by hate)