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criminalize
/ ˈɪɪəˌɪ /
verb
- to make (an action or activity) criminal
- to treat (a person) as a criminal
Derived Forms
- ˌԲˈپDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- i·Բ··tDz noun
- c··Բ··tDz noun
- ·i·Բ· verb (used with object) recriminalized recriminalizing
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of criminalize1
Example Sentences
When the government first tried to criminalize leaking in this century, the case against NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake imploded and the judge excoriated the government:
The bill sought to criminalize loitering with intent to buy sex and build on existing state law to make it a felony to solicit anyone under 18 for sex.
An American citizen was held in a Florida jail cell on ICE’s orders after he was charged under a new, restrictive immigration law criminalizing “unauthorized alien” entry into the state.
The activist Daniel Hunter is right to observe that “Trump’s desire to criminalize protests against him is obvious… Trump would relish the opportunity to use the Insurrection Act more broadly against opponents.”
“It’s unjust to criminalize someone because of a tattoo,” said Araujo, 32.
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