criminalización

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Galician

Etymology

From criminalizar +‎ -ción.

Noun

criminalización f (plural criminalizacións)

  1. criminalization, (UK) criminalisation

Spanish

Etymology

From criminalizar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kɾiminaliθaˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kɾiminalisaˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: cri‧mi‧na‧li‧za‧ción

Noun

criminalización f (plural criminalizaciones)

  1. criminalization, (UK) criminalisation
    Antonym: descriminalización
    • 2015 November 8, “Columna”, in El País:
      Y es la criminalización de la prostitución, como sucede con la nueva Ley de Seguridad Ciudadana, lo que impide que las hetairas puedan ejercer su trabajo en condiciones óptimas, seguras y saludables.
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