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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Sarni said the way to stop hate crime is to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.

— Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Washington state law recognizes malicious harassment, commonly referred to as a hate crime.

— Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of hate crime

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Obstacles, wind, sensor errors, or other system failures can prevent it from completing the maneuver safely.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
The Associated Press told CBS Miami that a data entry error caused an incorrect vote total to briefly appear for Locklin, which was quickly identified and corrected.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

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Several other Orban-era officials, including the former governor of the Central Bank, are also in police detention on suspicion of fraud and corruption crimes.

— Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
As for not going to the police, both Brand’s history of getting away with it, owing to his A-list status, and the crime statistics, speak to that.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 14 Nov. 2026

Definition of crime

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The Lakers, playing with Sexton as their primary ballhandler during the stretch, had four turnovers during the drought, including a shot clock violation after a timeout.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
The building didn’t just fall into disrepair but was legally condemned by the town of Branford due to fire safety and other code violations.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

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