hate crimes

noun

Definition of hate crimesnext
plural of hate crime
as in bias crimes

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  1. crimes
  2. errors
  3. violations
  4. debts
  5. misdeeds
Noun
  • People who are committing crimes in this country.
    NBC News, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Videos of smash-and-grab retail crimes and auto theft went viral, giving ample opportunity for right-wing media pundits to use San Francisco as an urgent warning against electing Democrats.
    Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of crimes
Noun
  • The back end of the defense must avoid the penalties and communication errors that have plagued the Rams most of the season.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Then there are the coding vulnerabilities, errors and bugs, which can impact the baseband firmware like any other software.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of errors
Noun
  • The Wauwatosa Police Department has fielded at least 5,900 calls for traffic violations in the city between January and July 2024, according to the Wauwatosa Citizen Crime Map.
    Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That similar proposal to charge a 2% fine on every fee related to a criminal case and civil traffic violations failed to win majority support in the Senate in 2022 and thus did not appear on the ballot.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of violations
Noun
  • Despite an annual cash-burn of about $20 million, Perpetua has just $10 million in long-term debts.
    Christopher Helman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This could include paying off debts, creating an emergency fund or investing for future needs.
    Next Avenue, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of debts
Noun
  • Someone accused of misdeeds could potentially claim that the evidence presented against them is fake.
    Perry Carpenter, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • To call out the meat industry for its misdeeds and advocate for meaningful regulations would require courage few farm state politicians have been willing to show.
    Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Definition of misdeeds
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