bias crime

noun

Definition of bias crimenext
as in hate crime

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Recent Examples of bias crime Through last Sunday, bias crimes in the city were down 18% this year, with 18 incidents compared to 22 by this time last year. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025 Hay was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on assault and bias crime charges, officials said. — Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024 Because of the victim’s profile, the police had designated the attack a bias crime. — Longreads, 4 Apr. 2024 Those numbers have continued to rise in the first month of 2024 as the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force has seen a 12% increase in bias crimes, according to police department statistics. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bias crime
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  1. hate crime
  2. error
  3. crime
  4. violation
  5. debt
Noun
  • City Hall will increase grant funding to community organizations that focus on hate crime prevention and survivor support.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • City Hall will increase grant funding to to community organizations that focus on hate crime prevention and survivor support.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of hate crime
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  • On Friday, the Rams waived punt returner Xavier Smith, who fumbled in last season’s NFC championship game and made several decision-making errors against the Broncos.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Days later, campus administration clarified that their initial communication was an error.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of error
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  • At that point, Jesse had been dead for a decade, and Frank had been tried for crimes three times—in Missouri, then Alabama, and back to Missouri again.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Police said the vandalism was classified as a property crime rather than a hate offense, and the teen was released to his parents.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of crime
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  • Several Japanese nationals, including executives at top Japanese firms, were reportedly detained in August over alleged violations of dual-use goods export restrictions.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Merz said Germany would take further steps to defend itself, including against Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers in the Baltic and North seas, airspace violations and drone attacks.
    — Susie Blann, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of violation
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  • Argentina's Treasury faces nearly $25 billion in foreign-currency debt payments coming due in 2027.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Lago says the city’s extra payments are part of a strategy to pay off debt faster and have more money available in the future.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of debt

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“Bias crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bias%20crime. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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