criminalization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

krĭ"mĭnəlīzā'shən /ˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/

criminalization criminalizations criminalisation

From criminal + -ization or criminalize + -ation.

decriminalization

recriminalization undercriminalization

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