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    CRIMINALIZATION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Legislation that makes something illegalplay

    Example:

    the criminalization of marijuana

    Synonyms:

    criminalisation; criminalization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("criminalization" is a kind of...):

    lawmaking; legislating; legislation (the act of making or enacting laws)

    Antonym:

    decriminalization (legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal)

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