criminalization
Meaning
Noun
- The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.
- The act of turning someone into a criminal by making their activities illegal.
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Opposite words
Origin
- criminal + -ization or criminalize + -ation
Modern English dictionary
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