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criminalize Definition

crimi·nal·ize (krim′ə nəl īz′)

transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing

to make criminal

criminalize Related Forms

crim′i·nali·za′·tion noun

criminalize Law Definition

v

  1. To make a particular conduct or omission a crime and to establish penal sanctions for it.
  2. To make a person, or to be the cause of making that person, a criminal. See also decriminalization.

criminalize Usage Examples

Object

  • activity: We have criminalized any activities associated with chemical weapons.
  • people: Without knowing the shameful history of how hemp came to be criminalized, many people will entertain terrible doubts.
  • act: We should also criminalize the acts of people who seek to assist others in proliferation.
  • financing: Algeria was among the first states to criminalize the financing of terrorism.
  • dissent: We oppose so-called ` anti-terrorism ' laws, which are being used to terrorize migrant communities and to criminalize political dissent.
  • incitement: On the face of it, there should be little objection to a new law that criminalizes incitement to hatred on religious grounds.

Modifying Another Word

  • specifically: First, while the situation has improved markedly in recent years, many countries lack substantive laws that specifically criminalize computer crimes.
  • also: We should also criminalize the acts of people who seek to assist others in proliferation.
  • now: If you are young and Black you are every bit as likely to be criminalized now than 25 years ago.
  • not: ED legislation should not criminalize migrants in irregular situations.