🔤 Criminalization ✨

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📚noun

criminalization

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DEFINITION

the act of making an action or behavior illegal and punishable by law

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Civil rights advocates argued against the criminalization of minor nonviolent behavioral infractions. The new legislation led directly to the criminalization of unauthorized environmental waste disposal. Scholars debate whether the criminalization of certain behaviors effectively deters future crime rates. Public protest erupted following the sudden criminalization of traditional community gathering activities. Lawmakers reviewed proposal regarding the criminalization of digital copyright infringement across internet networks.

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condemnation outlawing prohibition proscription penalization

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decriminalization legalization authorization allowance legitimation