English Explanatory Dictionary

criminalize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
  2. To treat as a criminal.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

criminalize criminalizes criminalizing criminalized criminalise

Etymology

From criminal + -ize.

Related words

felonize misdemeanorize illegalize outlaw

Derived words

criminalizable criminalization criminalizer decriminalize overcriminalization recriminalize
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