CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

Meaning of CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY in English

: atrocity (as extermination, enslavement, or deportation under inhuman conditions) that is directed especially against an entire population or segment of a population on specious grounds and without regard to individual guilt or responsibility even on such grounds

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY — Date: 1945 atrocity (as extermination or enslavement) that is directed especially against an entire population or part of a population …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY — a crime or series of crimes, such as genocide, directed against a large group because of race, religion, country of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY — Date: 1945 : atrocity (as extermination or enslavement) that is directed especially against an entire population or part of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY — 1945 : atrocity (as extermination or enslavement) that is directed especially against an entire population or part of a population …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY — [crime against humanity] (1945): atrocity (as extermination or enslavement) that is directed esp. against an entire population or part of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY — преступление против человечности
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY — преступление против человечности
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUMANITY — (feeling) humanitá; (race) homanité
English interlingue dictionary
HUMANITY — noun (plural -ties) Date: 14th century the quality or state of being humane, 2. the quality or state of being …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CRIME — I the intentional commission of an act usually deemed socially harmful or dangerous and specifically defined, prohibited, and punishable under …
Английский словарь Британика
CRIME — I. ˈkrīm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin crimen accusation, fault, crime; perhaps akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGAINST — I. əˈgen(t)st, -nzt also -ān- or ( less often in stand than in substand speech ) -in- preposition Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUMANITY — hyüˈmanəd.ē, -ətē, -i also yü- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English humanite, from Middle French humanité, from Latin humanitat-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUMANITY — (n.) The branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters.
Английский словарь Webster
HUMANITY — (n.) Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature.
Английский словарь Webster
HUMANITY — (n.) The quality of being humane; the kind feelings, dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a disposition to relieve persons …
Английский словарь Webster
HUMANITY — (n.) Mankind collectively; the human race.
Английский словарь Webster
HUMANITY — (n.) The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings.
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AGAINST — (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in …
Английский словарь Webster
HUMANITY — ( n. ) The quality of being humane; the kind feelings, dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a disposition to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMANITY — ( n. ) The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMANITY — ( n. ) The branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMANITY — ( n. ) Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMANITY — ( n. ) Mankind collectively; the human race.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — ( prep. ) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMANITY — /hyooh man"i tee/ or, often, /yooh-/ , n. , pl. humanities . 1. all human beings collectively; the human race; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIME — — crimeless , adj. — crimelessness , n. /kruym/ , n. 1. an action or an instance of negligence that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — /euh genst", euh gaynst"/ , prep. 1. in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMANITY — n. human race, mankind; human nature; kindness, compassion, quality of being humane
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AGAINST — I. ə-ˈgen(t)st, -ˈgin(t)st, -ˈgān(t)st preposition Etymology: Middle English, alteration of againes, from again Date: 13th century 1. a. : in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUMANITY — noun ( plural -ties ) Date: 14th century 1. : the quality or state of being humane 2. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRIME — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin crimen accusation, reproach, crime; probably akin to Latin cernere to sift, determine …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUMANITY — noun mankind collectively; the human race. 2. humanity ·noun mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature. 3. …
Webster English vocab
CRIME — noun that which occasion crime. 2. crime ·noun any great wickedness or sin; iniquity. 3. crime ·noun any violation of …
Webster English vocab
AGAINST — prep by of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. 2. …
Webster English vocab
CRIME — [crime] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L crimen accusation, reproach, crime; prob. akin to L cernere to sift, determine] (14c) …
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CRIME
Britannica English vocabulary
HUMANITY — / hjuːˈmænəti; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] people in general : crimes against humanity 2. [ U ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRIME — / kraɪm; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] activities that involve breaking the law : an increase in violent …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — / əˈgenst; NAmE ; əˈgeɪnst/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of against in phrasal verbs, look at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUMANITY — hu ‧ man ‧ i ‧ ty /hjuːˈmænəti, hjuːˈmænɪti/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ human , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRIME
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AGAINST — a ‧ gainst S1 W1 /əˈɡenst, əˈɡeɪnst $ əˈɡenst/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: againes 'against' (11-16 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRIME — n. & v. --n. 1 a an offence punishable by law. b illegal acts as a whole (resorted to crime). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRIME — n. & v. n. 1 a an offence punishable by law. b illegal acts as a whole (resorted to crime). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRIME — n. & v. --n. 1. a an offence punishable by law. b illegal acts as a whole (resorted to crime). …
Oxford English vocab
AGAINST — prep. 1. in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Oxford English vocab
HUMANITY — ( humanities) 1. All the people in the world can be referred to as humanity . They face charges of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRIME — ( crimes) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A crime is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUMANITY — (humanities) 1. All the people in the world can be referred to as ~. They face charges of committing crimes …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HUMANITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE essential ▪ His essential humanity had always shone through. great ▪ And as that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CRIME — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crime carries a penalty ▪ Murder carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGAINST — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against all odds (= despite something seeming very unlikely ) ▪ Against all odds, he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HUMANITY — [noun] [U]Adolf Hitler was guilty of enormous crimes against humanity (= people in general).For more than five years, the hostages …
Cambridge English vocab
CRIME — [noun] - an action which is against the law, or, more generally, (an example of) bad or unacceptable behavioura crime …
Cambridge English vocab
AGAINST — (TOUCHING) [preposition] - next to and touching or being supported by (something)It would save space if we put the bed …
Cambridge English vocab
CRIME — n. computer crime hate crime organized crime war crime
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CRIME — n. the intentional commission of an act usually deemed socially harmful or dangerous and specifically defined, prohibited, and punishable under …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HUMANITY — Synonyms and related words : Adam, Hominidae, Homo sapiens, acceptance, affectionateness, beneficence, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, brotherhood, charitableness, clay, clemency, clementness, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGAINST — adv. butt against inveigh against over against rise against
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — adv. Function: preposition 1 directly opposite FF1C; stood against the crowd and shouted for order FF1E; Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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