Meaning Of The Word Criminalize

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What's The Definition Of Criminalize?

criminalize
verb: If a government criminalizes an action or person, it officially declares that the action or the person's behaviour is illegal.

criminalize in American English
to make criminal
transitive verb: to make punishable as a crime

criminalize in British English
to make (an action or activity) criminal

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