overcriminalization en · NOUN
Etymology
From over- + criminalize + -ation.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Excessive criminalizing: making too many things criminal.
This short article explains how the present American overcriminalization violates biblical principles of justice.
2011, Craig A. Stern, “Crimes in America: Too Much of a Good Thing”, in The Christian Lawyer:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overcriminalisation | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (4)
fi liiallinen kriminalisointi (excessive criminalizing) · es sobrecriminalización (excessive criminalizing) · ru сверхкриминализа́ция (excessive criminalizing) · fi ylikriminalisointi (excessive criminalizing)