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crim⋅i⋅nal⋅ize

  [krim-uh-nl-ahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to make punishable as a crime: To reduce the graffiti on subway cars, he wants to criminalize the selling of spray paint to minors.
2. to make a criminal of: Drug use has criminalized him.
Also, especially British, crim⋅i⋅nal⋅ise.

Origin:
1955–60; criminal + -ize

Related forms:
crim⋅i⋅nal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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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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Main Entry: crim·i·nal·ize
Pronunciation: 'kri-m&-n&-"lIz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ized; -iz·ing
: to make criminal : OUTLAW criminalizing the use of contraceptives —Railroad H. Bork> —compare ILLEGALIZE —crim·i·nal·i·za·tion /"kri-m&-n&-l&-'zA-sh&n, -"lI-/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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