hate crime
noun
: any of various crimes (such as assault or defacement of property) when motivated by hostility to the victim as a member of a group (such as one based on color, creed, gender, or sexual orientation)
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In Scott’s case, though, progressives who would usually be attuned to abuses in the Australian criminal-justice system are the same figures demanding accountability for unredressed hate crimes.
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Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The incident is being investigated by the Justice Department as a hate crime.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
All hate crimes are reprehensible.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Nessel spoke about the work of her office’s Hate Crimes Unit, warning that Michigan reported about 620 hate crimes in 2024 — more than 50 incidents a month.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The incident is being investigated by the Justice Department as a hate crime.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
All hate crimes are reprehensible.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Nessel spoke about the work of her office’s Hate Crimes Unit, warning that Michigan reported about 620 hate crimes in 2024 — more than 50 incidents a month.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hate crime
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“Hate crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20crime. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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