criminalise

Found in thesaurus: prohibit, interdict, disallow, forbid, proscribe, veto

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criminalise (Brit.)
v. make illegal; outlaw, declare illegal; declare a criminal; pronounce illegal; make a person become a criminal, treat a person as a criminal (also criminalize)

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criminalise

Verb
1. declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."
(synonym) outlaw, criminalize, illegalize, illegalise
(antonym) legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise
(hypernym) forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow
(hyponym) ban, censor
(derivation) crime, law-breaking


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criminalise (Brit.)
v. kriminalisere, gjøre ulovlig; erklære ulovlig; tilkjennegi en forbryter; gjøre en person til en forbryter, behandle en person som en forbryter

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criminalise (Brit.)
v. kriminalisere, gøre ulovligt; ulovliggøre, erklærer ulovligt; erklære en kriminel; gøre en person til en kriminel, behandle en person som en forbryder (også stavet criminalize)