criminalizeverb [ T ]
UK usually criminalise uk/ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl.aɪz/us/ˈkrɪm.ə.nəl.aɪz/to make something illegal:
The law has criminalized prostitution but not got rid of it.
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UK politics: legislation & law-making
- abolish
- abrogate
- amendment
- assemblyman
- assemblywoman
- constitution
- constitutional
- lawmaker
- legalize
- legislate
- legislative
- legislative assembly
- legitimate
- passage
- proscribe
- quash
- repeal
- rescind
- rescission
- rider
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