criminalize
Collocations
3ADJ.
good, trying
VERB + CRIMINALIZE
attempted
CRIMINALIZE + NOUN
bds, berber, child, investigations, marriage, movement, rebellion, revolt
Definitions
verb
To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
"Ag-gag laws criminalize undercover investigations by prohibiting one or more of three types of behavior: trespass, recording of videos, and failure to submit a video to law enforcement."
The Nixon campaign in 1968[…] had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. […] [B]y getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities.
To treat as a criminal.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — declare illegal
- outlaw
- criminalise
- illegalize
- illegalise
Antonyms
- legalize
- legalise
- decriminalize
- decriminalise
- legitimize
- legitimise
- legitimate
- legitimatize
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6"Ag-gag laws criminalize undercover investigations by prohibiting one or more of three types of behavior: trespass, recording of videos, and failure to submit a video to law enforcement."
WiktionaryThe Nixon campaign in 1968[…] had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. […] [B]y getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing bot
WiktionaryAdvocates for homeless people, the American Psychiatric Association and several left-leaning states, including New York, Illinois and Minnesota, argue that criminalizing homelessness only worsens the
WiktionarySome lobbies are trying to criminalize the BDS movement.
Tatoeba · #6969650In the 1970s, the Algerian government attempted to criminalize Berber.
Tatoeba · #8560748Arab countries have to criminalize child marriage.
Tatoeba · #9557596