The Primary Purpose for Labeling an Offense a Hate or Bias

question 23

Short Answer

The primary purpose for labeling an offense a hate or bias crime is to sanction the offender for his or her ___________ in committing the offense.

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Definitions:

Anthocerophyta

Anthocerophyta is a phylum consisting of hornworts, a group of non-vascular plants that are characterized by their horn-like sporophytes and a simple, thalloid gametophyte.

Club Mosses

Ancient group of non-flowering plants with a vascular system, resembling mosses but genetically closer to ferns.

Lycopodiophyta

A division of vascular plants, also known as clubmosses, that are characterized by their leafy stems and cone-like structures.

Pteridophyta

Pteridophyta refers to a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and do not produce flowers or seeds, commonly known as ferns.