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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Ari Halberstam Devorah Halberstam Until now, the federal government hasn't investigated the case as a civil rights violation and hate crime.

— Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
He was quickly taken into custody and charged with burglary as a hate crime and menacing as a hate crime, both felonies, according to a Manhattan District Attorney's complaint obtained by USA TODAY.

— Paris Close, USA Today, 10 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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Mangione’s lawyers raised concerns when he was first charged in both jurisdictions that the 28-year-old was unfairly being tried twice for the same crime.

— Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Such filings typically chronicle the impact of a defendant's crimes, as well as his history, upbringing and other aggravating or mitigating factors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 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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