Definition of CRIMINALIZATION

criminalization

Plural: criminalizations

Noun

  • legislation that makes something illegal
    • "the criminalization of marijuana"
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From criminal + -ization or criminalize + -ation.

Synonyms

criminalisation

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