hate-crime
Prejudice-driven criminal act
A hate crime is a criminal act motivated by prejudice against the victim's race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or other protected characteristic.
The hate-crime designation typically adds enhanced penalties to underlying offenses like assault or vandalism: The attack was prosecuted as a hate crime because the assailants targeted the victim for being gay.
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- antisemitismBigotry toward Jewish people
homophobia · transphobia · xenophobia · sexism · ableism · sectarianism · misogyny · stereotyping
Violent offensive act
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- attackAggressive act against another
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- lynchingExtrajudicial killing by mob
murder · stabbing · arson · vandalism · desecration · graffiti · firebombing · shooting
Pursuing legal charges
- statuteEnacted written rule
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- felonySerious criminal offense
misdemeanor · reporting · investigation · FBI · conviction · legislation · classification · jurisdiction
Lasting psychological wound
- fearEmotional response to threat
- communityCollective of connected people
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
victimhood · grief · outrage · solidarity · vigil · memorial · healing · advocacy
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
antisemitism · homophobia · transphobia · xenophobia · sexism · ableism · sectarianism · misogyny · stereotyping · scapegoating
assault
Violent offensive act
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- attackAggressive act against another
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
lynching · murder · stabbing · arson · vandalism · desecration · graffiti · firebombing · shooting · brutality
prosecution
Pursuing legal charges
- statuteEnacted written rule
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- enhancementIncrease in quality
felony · misdemeanor · reporting · investigation · FBI · conviction · legislation · classification · jurisdiction · evidence
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- fearEmotional response to threat
- communityCollective of connected people
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
vulnerability · victimhood · grief · outrage · solidarity · vigil · memorial · healing · advocacy · awareness
hate-crimecrime of passion
Impulsive violent act from emotion
property crime · robbery · domestic violence · burglary · manslaughter
hate-crimecivil rights activism
Campaigning for legal equality
allyship · humanitarian aid · inclusion · tolerance · advocacy
hate-crimeprotected speech
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