1. hate crime - Noun
2. hate crime - Verb
hate crime (plural hate crimes)
A crime motivated by hate for a race, gender, religion, etc., which may result in harsh punishments, the severity of with varies by statute and the nature of the crime.
hate-crime (plural hate-crimes)
Alternative form of hate crime
hate-crime (third-person singular simple present hate-crimes, present participle hate-criming, simple past and past participle hate-crimed)
(informal) To subject (someone) to a hate crime; to commit a hate crime (against).
hate-crime
Because federal hate crime laws criminalize thoughts, they are incompatible with a free society. Ron Paul
It is distressing to me that we live in an age in which we still must fight to protect our civil rights as Americans, in which a hate crime perpetrated against someone based their sexual orientation can go unpunished, and in which discrimination is being written into our laws. John Conyers
One hate crime is committed approximately every hour of every day in this country. Anna Paquin
Pat Buchanan is a walking, living, breathing hate crime waiting to happen. Jeffrey Montgomery
New York State calls this attack on Jussie Smollett what it is - a hate crime. Homophobia and racism will not be tolerated. Andrew Cuomo
There is no such thing as a hate crime. Ron Paul