criminalize
Origin of criminalize
1- Also especially British, crim·i·nal·ise .
Other words from criminalize
- crim·i·nal·i·za·tion, noun
- re·crim·i·nal·i·za·tion, noun
- re·crim·i·nal·ize, verb (used with object), re·crim·i·nal·ized, re·crim·i·nal·iz·ing.
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How to use criminalize in a sentence
In Uganda, legislators are considering further criminalization of LGBT advocacy and same-sex relationships.
Criminalization discourages sex workers from reporting suspected sex trafficking to police.
“All it is public humiliation of these abjectly poor people, as well as criminalization,” Cowan says.
Private Prisons Rule With Little Oversight on America’s Border | Caitlin Dickson | June 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTImportantly, this attitude adds to the idea that criminalization is “saving” sex workers—whereas it often does more harm.
“Kansas is not the most progressive place in the world and there is a trend towards the criminalization of HIV,” he said.
Kansas Quarantine Bill Has HIV/AIDS Advocates Up in Arms | David Freedlander | April 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for criminalize
criminalise
/ (ˈkrɪmɪnəˌlaɪz) /
to make (an action or activity) criminal
to treat (a person) as a criminal
Derived forms of criminalize
- criminalization or criminalisation, noun
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