bias crimes

noun

plural of bias crime
as in hate crimes

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  1. crimes
  2. errors
  3. violations
  4. misdeeds
Noun
  • Voting more than once, tampering with ballots, lying about your residence to vote somewhere else or casting someone else’s ballot are crimes that can be punished with hefty fines and prison time.
    — Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
  • Investigators spent months tying Gavrilys to the crimes through cell phone location records, surveillance video, vehicle registrations and testimony from an alleged accomplice.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of crimes
Noun
  • The 29-year-old has made high-profile errors in previous competitions, notably letting a back-pass slip under his foot against Croatia at Euro 2020.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • For nearly three decades, employers relied on guidance distinguishing technical Form I-9 errors, which could often be corrected during an inspection, from substantive violations that could result in penalties.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of errors
Noun
  • The city has also issued orders to deal with graffiti, weeds, disrepair and other violations.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The state ethics commission accused the Georgia Republican Assembly and its political action committee of failing to disclose more than $180,000 of contributions and other violations.
    — David Wickert, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of violations
Noun
  • Whether that’s correct and whether the IG found other misdeeds are not yet known.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • The premise is that the children of iconic Disney movie characters all live in the same world, with the spawn of villains having to make their own way in spite of their families' misdeeds.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
Definition of misdeeds
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