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Criminalization
/ˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/
The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.
📖 Definitions of "Criminalization"
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.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| criminalisationnoun | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of criminalization. [The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.] |
| decriminalizationnoun | The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.) |
| penalisationnoun | Alternative spelling of penalization. [The act of punishing; punishment.] |
| penaltynoun | A punishment for violating rules of procedure. |
| crimenoun | (countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law. |
| punishmentnoun | The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after. |
| penalizationnoun | The act of punishing; punishment. |
| penalizeverb | (transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation. |
| criminalitynoun | (uncountable) Criminal activity. |
| punishverb | (transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer). |
| incriminationnoun | The act of incriminating someone. |
| impositionnoun | The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like. |
| convictionnoun | (countable) A firmly held belief. |
| repressionnoun | The act of repressing; state of being repressed. |
| guiltnoun | Responsibility for wrongdoing. |
| suppressionnoun | The act or instance of suppressing. |
| chargenoun | The amount of money levied for a service. |
| qualificationnoun | The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc. |
| establishmentnoun | That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence. |
| characterizationnoun | The act or process of characterizing. |
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