HyperDic: criminalization

English > 1 sense of the word *criminalization*:
NOUN	act	criminalization, criminalisation	legislation that makes something illegal

criminalization > pronunciation
Sounds	krih.mahnahlahzey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *criminalization*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	legislation that makes something illegal.
Example	"the criminalization of marijuana"
Synonym	criminalisation
Broader	legislation, legislating, lawmaking	The act of making or enacting laws
Opposite	decriminalization, decriminalisation	legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
Spanish	criminalización