criminalize
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.crim·i·nal·ize
transitive verb \ˈkri-mə-nəl-ˌīz, ˈkrim-nə-ˌlīz\crim·i·nal·izedcrim·i·nal·iz·ing
Definition of CRIMINALIZE
— crim·i·nal·i·za·tion \ˌkri-mə-nəl-ə-ˈzā-shən, ˌkrim-nə-lə-ˈzā-\ noun
Examples of CRIMINALIZE
- a law that criminalized alcohol
- <wanted to criminalize an activity that the mountaineers had been engaging in for generations>
First Known Use of CRIMINALIZE
circa 1956
Related to CRIMINALIZE
- Synonyms
- illegalize, outlaw
- Antonyms
- decriminalize, legalize
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