criminalizes

present tense third-person singular of criminalize
as in outlaws
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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Recent Examples of criminalizes In Thailand, a sedition law is frequently abused—alongside the draconian lèse-majesté law that criminalizes insulting royalty. Stephen Townley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 The law, passed during the 2025 legislative session, criminalizes voting in support of sanctuary policies for immigrants. Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 June 2025
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  • Texas passed an artificial intelligence law in June that similarly outlaws the collection of biometric data without permission.
    Bobby Allyn, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
  • But that route may no longer be open to them because of a crucial win by the Biden-era Justice Department against Alphabet last year, one where a federal judge deemed Alphabet and its search-engine business violated Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, which outlaws monopolies.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2025
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  • Ninety percent of Republican and 52% of Democrats approved the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a Tennessee law that bans transgender treatment for youths under 18.
    Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • While the state’s recent order bans 7-OH from shelves, other derivatives of kratom could be made without 7-OH.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Criminalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminalizes. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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