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crime against humanity

Noun

Meaning

(now chiefly law) A very destructive and immoral act; later specifically, something causing widespread human misery or loss of life; an atrocity. [from 17th c.]

(colloquial, humorous, hyperbolic) Something objectionable.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Child slavery is a crime against humanity. Humanity itself is at stake here. A lot of work still remains, but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime. Kailash Satyarthi

We are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses as prisoners. There is no sanction anywhere for the deplorable condition in which our women have to live. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

I have never believed in war. It is a crime against humanity whether you win or lose. I just read an article in this magazine I have in my hands that one day the moon will fall on the earth, but it is my feeling that until then, we should try to make the world a better place to live in. Hjalmar Schacht

What I'm trying to say is the Holocaust was a horrific crime against humanity and frankly, I would never want to see that repeated. Paul LePage

I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity. Nadezhda Mandelstam

When you have a crime against humanity that is so awesome in scale and death, it is more than permissible to look around and say, who recently has been declaring war on the United States? Of course, the compass points straight to bin Laden. Robert Fisk

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