CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

Meaning of CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY in English

a crime or series of crimes, such as genocide, directed against a large group because of race, religion, country of origin, or other reason unconnected with any individual's responsibility for having committed a criminal act.

[ 1940-45 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 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 — : atrocity (as extermination, enslavement, or deportation under inhuman conditions) that is directed especially against an entire population or segment …
Webster's New International 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.
Английский словарь Webster
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) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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

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