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overcriminalisation

overcriminalisation is the alternative form of overcriminalization.

Meaning of overcriminalization

Noun

overcriminalization (uncountable)

  1. Excessive criminalizing: making too many things criminal.
    • This short article explains how the present American overcriminalization violates biblical principles of justice.2011, Craig A. Stern, “Crimes in America: Too Much of a Good Thing”, in The Christian Lawyer

Questions about overcriminalisation

What is overcriminalisation the alternative form of?
Overcriminalisation is the alternative form of overcriminalization.

Words near overcriminalisation in the dictionary

  1. overcreep
  2. overcreeping
  3. overcreeps
  4. overcrept
  5. overcrewed
  6. overcriminalisation
  7. overcriminalization
  8. overcritical
  9. overcritically
  10. overcriticalness
  11. overcriticism

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