criminalization

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Etymology

From criminal +‎ -ization or criminalize +‎ -ation.

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  • enPR: krĭ"mĭnəlīzā'shən, IPA(key): /ˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/

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criminalization (countable and uncountable, plural criminalizations)

  1. The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.
    • 2014, Ummni Khan, Vicarious Kinks: S/M in the Socio-Legal Imaginary, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN:
      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.

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