criminalization

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Pronunciation

• enPR: krĭ"mĭnəlīzā'shən, IPA: /ˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/

Noun

criminalization

1. The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.

Antonyms

• decriminalization

Translations

• French: criminalisation, pénalisation
• German: Kriminalisierung
• Russian: криминализа́ция

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