BIAS CRIME Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

bias crime

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as in hate crime

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Recent Examples of bias crime Through last Sunday, bias crimes in the city were down 18% this year, with 18 incidents compared to 22 by this time last year. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025 Hay was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on assault and bias crime charges, officials said. — Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024 Because of the victim’s profile, the police had designated the attack a bias crime. — Longreads, 4 Apr. 2024 Those numbers have continued to rise in the first month of 2024 as the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force has seen a 12% increase in bias crimes, according to police department statistics. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bias crime

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Noun

Nathan Hochman said this kind of violence is exactly what hate crime laws are meant to address.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
McDonnell said hate crime incidence, however, is trending downward from the 838 attacks, a record high, that were logged in 2023.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

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However, a dangerous push to cut these crucial programs, especially in Africa, risks repeating past errors and ceding influence to competitors.

— James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Pete Crow-Armstrong’s infield single tied the game, and another run scored on the play from a Royals throwing error.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

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Chainalysis attributes 84% of illicit crypto transaction volume to stablecoins, the endpoint of a shift the crime economy started making years ago, and stablecoins now settle more monthly volume than ACH.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The case is drawing attention to youth crime and the juvenile justice system, raising questions about how young offenders are held accountable.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of crime

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The pay is so high that landing an entry-level analyst position at an investment bank feels like a golden ticket, especially for a first-generation student, a student from a low-income background, or a student with any student loan debt.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
That’s after excluding wealth from the top 1% of households, subtracting debts and other liabilities, as well as deducting retirement spending, charitable donations, taxes and fees.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

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