hate crime
noun
: any of various crimes (such as assault or defacement of property) when motivated by hostility to the victim as a member of a group (such as one based on color, creed, gender, or sexual orientation)
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Crusius was already sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in federal court after pleading guilty to hate crime and weapons charges in 2023.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The Brooklyn district attorney will determine if they will be charged with hate crimes.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Stephanopoulos then asked if Shapiro believed this was a hate crime, because the suspect allegedly admitted to targeting Shapiro — who is Jewish — over his defense of Israel.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Notably, the budget bill Newsom signed Monday also includes $16 million in grants to Native American tribes in California to solve cases of missing and murdered indigenous people, as well as additional grants for victims of human trafficking and hate crimes.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The Brooklyn district attorney will determine if they will be charged with hate crimes.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Stephanopoulos then asked if Shapiro believed this was a hate crime, because the suspect allegedly admitted to targeting Shapiro — who is Jewish — over his defense of Israel.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Notably, the budget bill Newsom signed Monday also includes $16 million in grants to Native American tribes in California to solve cases of missing and murdered indigenous people, as well as additional grants for victims of human trafficking and hate crimes.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Hate crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20crime. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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