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criminalization

Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/

The English word “criminalization” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.
  2. The act of turning someone into a criminal by making their activities illegal.

Etymology

From criminal + -ization or criminalize + -ation.

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