criminalization
English
Alternative forms
- criminalisation (mainly UK)
Etymology
criminal + -ization or criminalize + -ation
Pronunciation
- enPR: krĭ"mĭnəlīzā'shən, IPA(key): /ˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/
Noun
criminalization (countable and uncountable, plural criminalizations)
- The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.
Antonyms
- decriminalization
See also
- felonization
- misdemeanorization
Translations
the act of making a previously legal activity illegal
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