HATE CRIME Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

hate crime

noun

Definition of hate crime

as in bias crime

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Recent Examples of hate crime Larry Montes, 46, pleaded not guilty to hate crime charges in New York Supreme Court. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 While his hit-and-run is investigated as a hate crime, the narrator, who is teaching a seminar on autofiction, is more focused on his entanglement with his colleague, Lucie. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Galliano has a prior hate crime conviction after an antisemitism trial in France back in 2011. — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026 There were 19 antisemitic hate crime incidents this year, while August 2025 had 22, the statistics show. — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hate crime

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Noun

The department also has a dedicated officer who tracks bias crimes and serves as a liaison with the LGBTQ community.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2025
The police report does not list the incident as a hate/bias crime.

— Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025

Definition of bias crime

Noun

Kyle Teel reached on a fielder’s choice, advanced to second on a wild pitch and moved to third on a throwing error by catcher Hunter Goodman.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
The lead lasted into the bottom of the sixth until an error from Jose Altuve sparked the offensive explosion from the A’s.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of error

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The federal government is issuing debt to finance a large deficit, while companies are borrowing heavily to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Bloomberg reported this week that Oracle’s decision to invoke force majeure on a New Mexico data center sent the cost of insuring its debt against default to a record.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of debt

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At that point, Jesse had been dead for a decade, and Frank had been tried for crimes three times—in Missouri, then Alabama, and back to Missouri again.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Police said the vandalism was classified as a property crime rather than a hate offense, and the teen was released to his parents.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of crime

Noun

In mid-September, a grand jury met over five days to decide whether there was probable cause of criminal wrongdoing in connection with Wells’s death.

— Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
The Democrats are also reaching beyond the administration into various corporate and business entities for potential wrongdoing.

— Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrongdoing

Noun

Prosecutors said Washington had five previous felony convictions, including drug and weapons charges, and was not allowed to possess a gun.

— Darius Johnson, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
He was issued felony citations on suspicion of burglary, evading police, driving more than 100 mph, hit-and-run, obstruction and resisting, reckless driving and taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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