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

Translations

the act of making a previously legal activity illegal

Finnish: kriminalisointi (fi)
French: criminalisation (fr) f, pénalisation (fr) f
German: Kriminalisierung f

Japanese: 犯罪視 (hanzaishi)
Russian: криминализа́ция (ru) f (kriminalizácija)
Swedish: kriminalisering

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