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illegalization

illegalization noun: the act or process of illegalizing.

Noun

illegalization (countable and uncountable, plural illegalizations)

  1. The act or process of illegalizing.
    • “Once the drug illegalization crowd gets hold of it, that’s that,” said Alexander Shulgin, a former Dow chemist who discovered the effects of MDMA, or ecstasy, which has also been made a controlled substance.2008 May 4, Benedict Carey, “A Psychedelic ‘Problem Child’ Comes Full Circle”, in New York Times

Antonyms of illegalization

Forms of illegalization

pluralillegalizations

Origin of illegalization

From illegalize + -ation or il- + legalization.

Questions about illegalization

What does illegalization mean?
Illegalization means the act or process of illegalizing.
What part of speech is illegalization?
Illegalization is a noun.
What is the plural of illegalization?
The plural of illegalization is illegalizations.

Words near illegalization in the dictionary

  1. illegalisms
  2. illegalist
  3. illegalists
  4. illegalities
  5. illegality
  6. illegalization
  7. illegalizations
  8. illegalize
  9. illegalized
  10. illegalizes
  11. illegalizing

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