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CRIMINALIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Legislation that makes something illegal
Example:
the criminalization of marijuana
Synonyms:
criminalisation; criminalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("criminalization" is a kind of...):
lawmaking; legislating; legislation (the act of making or enacting laws)
Antonym:
decriminalization (legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal)
