hate crime

noun

1. a crime, usually violent, motivated by prejudice or intolerance toward an individual’s national origin, ethnicity, skin color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

hate crime

noun

1. a crime, esp of violence, in which the victim is targeted because of his or her race, religion, sexuality, etc

Example Sentences

The force said it was contacted on social media by a member of the public “who wished to make an allegation that a post on X was a possible hate crime”.

From BBC

“Officers located six to seven businesses which were vandalized and the instance is being investigated as a hate crime,” Cuellar said.

From Los Angeles Times

“We prosecute aggressively … our office is leading the state in the number of hate crime prosecutions,” Gascón says in Watts, pitching himself as tough on crime.

From Los Angeles Times

"If you have been a victim of a hate crime, please contact us so we can investigate it. No one should be targeted for who they are."

From BBC

Police have launched a hate crime investigation after antisemitic messages were raked into bunkers at a golf club in north London.

From BBC