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crimen injuria

/ ˈkraɪmən ɪnˈdʒʊərɪə /

noun

  1. law an action that injures the dignity of another person, esp use of racially offensive language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of crimen injuria1

L, lit.: crime or insult
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Example Sentences

Momberg was also found guilty of crimen injuria and became the first person to serve time for it.

Sparrow was convicted of crimen injuria and ordered to pay a fine.

In addition to the Equality Court, where individuals can bring civil cases, courts have allowed criminal prosecution of hate speech under a common law offense known as crimen injuria — the act of “unlawfully and intentionally impairing the dignity or privacy of another person.”

She was convicted in November of four counts of crimen injuria, one for each of the police officers she abused verbally.

Ms. Momberg was prosecuted under a long-established legal principle, crimen injuria, which involves harming a person’s dignity.

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