Comparative law notes
Hate crimes are recognized as crimes motivated by prejudice ("crimes motivados por preconceito").
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Hate crimes are recognized as crimes motivated by prejudice ("crimes motivados por preconceito").
a single act of this type
He was the victim of a hate crime.
acts (typically violent) motivated by racial, sexual, or other prejudice (=an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling)
Police have said they are treating the attack on an Indian student as a hate crime.