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Criminalization

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Noun

1. criminalisation, criminalization

legislation that makes something illegal

Example Sentences:
'the criminalization of marijuana'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Criminalization

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to make (an action or activity) criminal
2. 
to treat (a person) as a criminal

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Criminalization

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcriminalˌized or ˈcriminalˌizing
to make criminal

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Criminalization

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tr.v. crim·i·nal·ized, crim·i·nal·iz·ing, crim·i·nal·iz·es
1. To impose a criminal penalty on or for; outlaw.
2. To treat as a criminal.

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