as in to outlaw
to make or declare contrary to the law
wanted to criminalize an activity that the mountaineers had been engaging in for generations
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The law was also amended to criminalize acts such as stalking and voyeurism and allow for suspects to be tried as adults at age 16.
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024
After all, criminalizing substance abuse has not been shown to improve drug problems.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
But the First Amendment precludes criminalizing support for any domestic political group—even the Ku Klux Klan.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
The movement arose to combat anti-cruelty measures and laws that supporters contend go too far by criminalizing hunting and fishing under certain circumstances.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024
After all, criminalizing substance abuse has not been shown to improve drug problems.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
But the First Amendment precludes criminalizing support for any domestic political group—even the Ku Klux Klan.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
The movement arose to combat anti-cruelty measures and laws that supporters contend go too far by criminalizing hunting and fishing under certain circumstances.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Criminalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminalize. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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