criminalization

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/
Etymology

From criminal + -ization or criminalize + -ation.

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