racist incident

collocation in English

meaningsofracistandincident

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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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incident
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
us
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
an event that is either unpleasant ...
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(Definition ofracistandincidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I hope that we can tackle the problem by accepting the inquiry's simplified definition of what constitutes aracistincident.
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I have a problem with the definition of "racistincident" in the context of schools and school discipline.
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His definition of aracistincidentis unenforceable.
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It says that aracistincidentis one if the victim or any other person says that it is.
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We are also concerned about the definition of a "racistincident".
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We must recognise that the new definition ofracistincidentthat is to be used will mean an inevitable leap in the reporting and recording of racist incidents.
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I am puzzled by one or two that merely repeat what has been settled police policy for many years, such as the definition of aracistincident.
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Available information about the number of racist incidents recorded by each police force since 1995 is set out in the table.
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We accept the need identified by the inquiry for a co-ordinated response by the police and other agencies at a local level to racist incidents.
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The police in the year 1999–2000 recorded 47,814 racist incidents.
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These cases will be included in the total figures for racist incidents and in the statistics on racially or religiously aggravated crimes.
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Racist incidents have been significantly under-reported by the public and under-recorded by the police in the past.
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We accept the fresh definition of racist incidents.
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Local race equality councils are not required to record racist incidents and practice may vary.
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He quoted a number of racist incidents he had experienced.
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I highlight recommendations 12 to 19, which refer to racist incidents.
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They have decided not to accept the recommendation that data on racist incidents should be published on a school-by-school basis.
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Recording racist incidents is not about only that: it is about monitoring the level of perceived racist activity in society.
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Operationally, we know that there has been significant under-recording of racist incidents and a lack of understanding by some police officers of what such an incident is.
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