 criminalize |
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| 1. | [ verb ] treat as a criminal | |
| Related terms: | treat criminal | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (law,criminal law) declare illegal; outlaw | |
| Synonyms: | outlaw illegalise criminalise illegalize | |
| Examples: | "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." |
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| Related terms: | legalize legalize forbid ban crime criminal lawlessness | |
| Similar spelling: |
criminal criminalise criminality criminalism criminate criminalness criminally criminative criminal_law criminal_suit criminal_court criminatory Crimmins criminological |
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