criminalization
/ˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/
criminalization noun: the act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.
Noun
criminalization (countable and uncountable, plural criminalizations)
- The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.
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- The act of turning someone into a criminal by making their activities illegal.
criminalization meaning in Bengali
criminalization in Bengali
- অপরাধীকরণ
Antonyms of criminalization
Forms of criminalization
| plural | criminalizations |
|---|---|
| alternative UK | criminalisation |
Origin of criminalization
From criminal + -ization or criminalize + -ation.
Words formed from criminalization
Questions about criminalization
- What does criminalization mean?
- Criminalization means the act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.
- What is criminalization in Bengali?
- Criminalization in Bengali is অপরাধীকরণ. See Criminalization meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is criminalization?
- Criminalization is a noun.
- How do you pronounce criminalization?
- Criminalization is pronounced /ˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of criminalization?
- The plural of criminalization is criminalizations.
Words near criminalization in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: criminalization (page history and authors); criminalization (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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