criminalization
criminalization · criminalizations
криминализация
Kriminalisierung
The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a…The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.
/ˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.
Kriminalisierung
криминализа́цияkriminalizácija
(countable, uncountable)The act of turning someone into a criminal by making their activities illegal.
More definitions
- legislation that makes something illegal
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
making a previously legal activity illegal:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
making a previously legal activity illegal:
Origin
From criminal + -ization or criminalize + -ation.From criminal + -ization or criminalize + -ation.
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Forms
plural: criminalizationsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- legislation that makes something illegal:criminalisation
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable