Phrase guide

hate crime

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A crime motivated by hate for a race, gender, religion, etc., which may result in harsh punishments, the severity of which varies by statute and the nature of the crime.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: crime

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جَرِيمَة كَرَاهِيَّة (jarīma karāhiyya) — crime motivated by hate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 仇恨罪行 (chóuhèn zuìxíng) — crime motivated by hate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 仇恨犯罪 (chóuhèn fànzuì) — crime motivated by hate
  • Esperanto: malamokrimo — crime motivated by hate
  • Finnish: viharikos — crime motivated by hate
  • French: crime haineux — crime motivated by hate
  • German: Hasskriminalität — crime motivated by hate
  • Hebrew: פשע שנאה (pésha-sin'á) — crime motivated by hate
  • Japanese: ヘイトクライム (heitokuraimu) — crime motivated by hate
  • Japanese: 憎悪犯罪 (zōo hanzai) — crime motivated by hate
  • Japanese: 憎悪による犯罪 (zōo ni yoru hanzai) — crime motivated by hate
  • Korean: 증오범죄 (jeung'obeomjoe) — crime motivated by hate
  • Portuguese: crime de ódio — crime motivated by hate
  • Russian: преступле́ние на по́чве не́нависти (prestuplénije na póčve nénavisti) — crime motivated by hate
  • Spanish: delito de odio — crime motivated by hate
  • Swedish: hatbrott — crime motivated by hate
  • Turkish: nefret suçu — crime motivated by hate