Complete Definition of "criminalization"

English
Pronunciation
krĭ"mĭn�līz�'sh�n, /�krɪmɪn�laɪz�eɪ��n/, /<tt>%krImIn@laIz"eIS@n</tt>/

Noun
criminalization (uncountable)

#The act of making a previously legal activity illegal.

Alternative spellings
criminalisation (mainly UK)

Antonyms
decriminalization

fi:criminalization
vi:criminalization

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