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Vinony

criminalization

noun

  1. make into a crime
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: From criminal + -ization or criminalize + -ation.

  1. The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.

    “And of course, s/m players who participate in breath play will also be more vulnerable to criminalization under such a new law.”

  2. The act of turning someone into a criminal by making their activities illegal.