criminalization
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crim·i·nal·ize
(krĭm′ə-nə-līz′)tr.v. crim·i·nal·ized, crim·i·nal·iz·ing, crim·i·nal·iz·es
1. To impose a criminal penalty on or for; outlaw.
2. To treat as a criminal.
crim′i·nal·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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Noun | 1. | criminalization - legislation that makes something illegal; "the criminalization of marijuana" decriminalisation, decriminalization - legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal |
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kriminalisointi
criminalization
[ˌkrɪmɪnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] N → criminalización fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
criminalization
n → Kriminalisierung f
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