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criminalize
crim·i·nal·ize [ krímmin'l z ] (past and past participle crim·i·nal·ized, present participle crim·i·nal·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular crim·i·nal·iz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make illegal: to make an action punishable as a crime under the law
2. make into criminal: to make somebody become a criminal or treat somebody as a criminal

crim·i·nal·i·za·tion [ krìmmin'li záysh'n ] noun
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