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criminalise

/ criminalise /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
declare illegal; outlaw
"Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."
Opposites:
legalize legalise decriminalize decriminalise legitimize
Type of:
forbid prohibit interdict
Kinds of:
ban censor
Derived:
crime law-breaking lawlessness outlawry criminal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
17%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
2
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forbid prohibit interdict ban censor legalize legalise decriminalize decriminalise legitimize