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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A crime motivated by prejudice against a social group.

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  • noun A crime considered particularly heinous for having been motivated by hate for a race, gender, religion, etc. which can result in harsher punishments by statute.

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  • More power! I hate crime too.

    August 8, 2009