criminalize
🇺🇸
/ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz/
🇬🇧
/ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz/
verb
R
Turn something into a crime by making it against the law.
Some countries have criminalized the use of plastic bags to protect the environment.
R
Make someone a criminal by outlawing their actions.
Criminalizing drug use has led to an increase in the prison population.
translation
Turn something into a crime by making it against the law.; Make someone a criminal by outlawing their actions.
Word Forms
3rd Present
criminalizes
Past
criminalized
Perfect
criminalized
Progressive
criminalizing