"NHI" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} NHI (not comparable)
  1. (slang) Acronym of no human involved (“describing a crime committed against people deemed societally undesirable”). Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, not-comparable, slang Alternative form of: no human involved (extra: describing a crime committed against people deemed societally undesirable)
    Sense id: en-NHI-en-adj-b9sFbyHW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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