racist attack

collocation in English

meaningsofracistandattack

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racist
adjective
uk
/ˈreɪ.sɪst/us
/ˈreɪ.sɪst/
coming from or having the belief that people who belong to other races are not as good, intelligent, moral, etc. as people who belong to your own ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition ofracistandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I believe that only one witness who has been hurt by aracistattackshould be enough to spark the prosecution into action.
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The second disadvantage is that they are the victims ofracistattack.
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There was the clearest evidence from eye witnesses that aracistattackhad taken place.
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We all need to be vigilant against such racist attacks.
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The first is the appalling problem of racist attacks.
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Most of us believe that we may be able to deter racist attacks by the threat of greater punishment.
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They have the obligation to investigate racist attacks and to punish those who incite them or perpetrate them.
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I recommended that the group which produced the report should remain in existence to monitor racist attacks and to support the victims.
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It is important that we take a moral lead in government and a moral stand against those racist attacks.
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We are determined that no perpetrator of racist attacks should escape proper conviction and punishment because of the perpetrator's ignorance about the victim's racial group.
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Racist attacks have gone down and security has gone up.
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Already the police in the borough are overwhelmed by the sheer level of street crime, racist attacks and burglaries.
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Should not a clear instruction be sent to all police stations requesting much more vigilance in reporting racist attacks and racial incidents?
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It has been shelved so many times, but racist attacks can be solved, penalties can be increased, a political signal can be sent.
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Most of the racist attacks that have taken place in those two countries have been focused on those people.
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Racist attacks happen once very 30 minutes in this country.
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