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crime against humanity

Definition of CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

:  atrocity (as extermination or enslavement) that is directed especially against an entire population or part of a population on specious grounds and without regard to individual guilt or responsibility even on such grounds
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First Known Use of CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

1945

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