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de|crim|i|nal|ize — «dee KRIHM uh nuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to declare not criminal; legalize (something previously treated as a crime or offense): »to decriminalize gambling … Useful english dictionary
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crim´i|nal|i|za´tion — crim|i|nal|ize «KRIHM uh nuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to declare (a person or activity) criminal; make liable for punishment as a crime: »to criminalize the use of addictive drugs. –crim´i|nal|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
de·crim·i·nal·ize — … Useful english dictionary
crim — crim·i·nal·ism; crim·i·nal·ist; crim·i·nal·is·tic; crim·i·nal·is·tics; crim·i·nal·i·ty; crim·i·nal·ly; crim·i·nal·ness; crim·i·nal·oid; crim·i·nate; crim·i·na·tion; crim·i·na·tive; crim·i·na·tor; crim·i·na·to·ry; crim·i·ne; crim·i·no·genesis;… … English syllables
nal — ab·ac·ti·nal; ab·dom·i·nal·ly; ab·orig·i·nal·i·ty; ab·orig·i·nal·ly; acli·nal; ac·ti·nal; ac·ti·nal; ad·nom·i·nal; ad·re·nal·ec·to·mize; ad·re·nal·ec·to·my; af·fi·nal; ag·o·nal; agui·nal·do; al·ka·nal; al·ti·tu·di·nal; alum·nal; am·mo·nal;… … English syllables
ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… … English syllables
criminalize — crim•i•nal•ize [[t]ˈkrɪm ə nlˌaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) cvb soc to make criminal 2) cvb soc to make a criminal of • Etymology: 1955–60 crim i•nal•i•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
criminalize — crim|i|nal|ize also criminalise BrE [ˈkrımınəl aız] v [T] to make something illegal, or to say that someone is a criminal because of something they have done ≠ ↑decriminalize ▪ The government has introduced new legislation to criminalize computer … Dictionary of contemporary English
criminalize — crim|i|nal|ize [ krımınl,aız ] verb transitive 1. ) to make an activity illegal by making a new law 2. ) to state that someone is guilty of a crime when they thought they were acting legally … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
