criminalization en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/
- krĭ"mĭnəlīzā'shən
Etymology
From criminal + -ization or criminalize + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
2014, Ummni Khan, Vicarious Kinks: S/M in the Socio-Legal Imaginary, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN:
- (countable, uncountable) The act of turning someone into a criminal by making their activities illegal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| criminalisation | UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| criminalizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
recriminalization · undercriminalization
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
felonization · misdemeanorization
Translations (18)
sv kriminalisering (making a previously legal activity illegal) · es criminalización (making a previously legal activity illegal) · fr pénalisation (making a previously legal activity illegal) · cmn 非法化 (making a previously legal activity illegal) · nl criminalisering (turning someone into a criminal) · fi rikollistaminen (making a previously legal activity illegal) · ca criminalització (making a previously legal activity illegal) · ru криминализа́ция (making a previously legal activity illegal) · ja 犯罪視 (making a previously legal activity illegal) · gl criminalización (making a previously legal activity illegal) · fi kriminalisointi (making a previously legal activity illegal) · de Kriminalisierung (making a previously legal activity illegal) · nl criminalisering (making a previously legal activity illegal) · fr criminalisation (making a previously legal activity illegal) · fi kriminalisointi (turning someone into a criminal) · pt criminalização (making a previously legal activity illegal) · cmn 罪犯化 (turning someone into a criminal) · kk қылмыстандыру (making a previously legal activity illegal)