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

(now chiefly law) A very destructive and immoral act; later specifically, something causing widespread human misery or loss of life; an atrocity.

A Turkic language of Crimea (Ukraine), Turkey, Romania, Russia, Bulgaria and Uzbekistan.

A member of a Turkic ethnic group (who are indigenous people of Crimea).

plural of criminal offence

(British spelling) A crime.

(law) The legal process for adjudicating claims that someone has violated criminal law.

plural of criminal procedure

The location of a crime, especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner.

A record of past crimes of which an individual has been convicted.