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 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 The Galliano exhibition had faced controversy from the start, as many fixated on antisemitic and anti-Asian comments made by the British designer more than a decade ago, along with his 2011 hate crime conviction in France. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The Associated Press Police in Arizona have confirmed that a shooting at a Tucson gay bar that left three people dead, including the shooter, was a hate crime. — ABC News, 2 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

The Reds tied the score in the bottom half on Swanson’s run-scoring throwing error at shortstop and Ke’Bryan Hayes’ RBI single.

— Gary Schatz, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Let the machines do what’s mechanical—generating practice problems, flagging errors, grading the responses that are beyond discussion.

— Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of error

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At the time, Mayor Christopher Clark said that the city was $164 million in debt due to a combination of factors, including a trail of expensive scandals left by predecessor Eric Kellogg, and chronically low tax collection rates.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The Apollo investment is a combination of debt and equity in Yankee Global Enterprises (YGE), and the Steinbrenners and some LP stakeholders sold some of their shares.

— Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of debt

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Anti-immigrant marches and vigilante groups have driven a wave of social upheaval in South Africa this year, often blaming foreign migrants for the country's high crime rate.

— Rael Ombuor The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The poll also showed that crime did not crack the top five most important issues.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of crime

Noun

The order warned any construction or demolition before the NPS issues final authorization would be a violation of the court.

— Kristin Wright, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
Former Edison football coach Dave White remembers suspending his team’s best player before a trip to Hawaii for a team rule violation.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of violation

Noun

Subsequent investigations by an inspector general and Justice Department prosecutors identified errors by FBI agents but found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by senior law enforcement officials nor proof of an anti-Trump conspiracy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
The Fair Political Practices Commissioner cleared him of wrongdoing last week.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrongdoing

Noun

According to the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, a person convicted of a felony is not eligible to run for a state office after finishing a sentence.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
The measure also aligns sideshow penalties with those of street racing and makes serious bodily injury caused by a sideshow driver eligible for a felony.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of felony

Noun

In 2022, Rios was back in court facing misdemeanor charges for being under the influence of drugs, possession of heroin and Alprazolam, a benzodiazepine commonly prescribed to treat anxiety or panic disorders, and possession of an injection device.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Before fatally stabbing Zarutska, according to court records, Brown had been on a pretrial release over a misdemeanor offense that was ordered by a magistrate after Cooper left office.

— Corey Williams, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

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