hate crime
noun/ˈheɪt kraɪm/
/ˈheɪt kraɪm/
- [uncountable] violent acts that are committed against people because they are of a different race or ethnic group, because they are gay, etc.
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- [countable] a single act of this type
- the victim of a hate crime
- a hate crime against a young gay man
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