hate crime

hate crime
hate crime n: a crime that violates the victim's civil rights and that is motivated by hostility to the victim's race, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

hate crime
A criminal act motivated by another person's (usually the victim's) race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Also called a bias crime. Can be a crime committed against a person, property, or society.
Category: Crimes In-Depth
Category: Criminal Law

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


hate crime
A crime motivated by racial, religious, gender, sexual orientation, or other prejudice.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


hate crime
A crime motivated by racial, religious, gender, sexual orientation, or other prejudice.

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