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undercriminalization

undercriminalization noun: the fact or process of not criminalizing enough.

Noun

undercriminalization (uncountable)

  1. The fact or process of not criminalizing enough.

Antonyms of undercriminalization

Origin of undercriminalization

From under- + criminalization.

Questions about undercriminalization

What does undercriminalization mean?
Undercriminalization means the fact or process of not criminalizing enough.
What part of speech is undercriminalization?
Undercriminalization is a noun.

Words near undercriminalization in the dictionary

  1. undercrested
  2. undercrests
  3. undercrewed
  4. undercried
  5. undercries
  6. undercriminalization
  7. undercroft
  8. undercrofts
  9. undercross
  10. undercrosses
  11. undercrossing

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