criminalize — v. t. to declare (an act) to be illegal. Syn: outlaw, illegalize, ban. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
criminalize — (Amer.) v. make illegal; outlaw, pronounce or declare illegal; declare a criminal; make a person become a criminal; treat a person as a criminal (also criminalise) … English contemporary dictionary
criminalize — [krim′ə nəl īz΄] vt. criminalized, criminalizing to make criminal criminalization n … English World dictionary
criminalize — UK [ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz] / US [ˈkrɪmɪn(ə)lˌaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms criminalize : present tense I/you/we/they criminalize he/she/it criminalizes present participle criminalizing past tense criminalized past participle criminalized 1) to make an … English dictionary
criminalize — criminalization, n. /krim euh nl uyz /, v.t., criminalized, criminalizing. 1. to make punishable as a crime: To reduce the graffiti on subway cars, he wants to criminalize the selling of spray paint to minors. 2. to make a criminal of: Drug use… … Universalium
criminalize — verb Criminalize is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑law … Collocations dictionary
criminalize — crim|i|nal|ize also criminalise BrE [ˈkrımınəl aız] v [T] to make something illegal, or to say that someone is a criminal because of something they have done ≠ ↑decriminalize ▪ The government has introduced new legislation to criminalize computer … Dictionary of contemporary English
criminalize — also ise BrE verb (T) to make something illegal: The police have tried in the past to criminalize hitchhiking … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
criminalize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: circa 1956 to make illegal ; outlaw; also to turn into a criminal or treat as criminal • criminalization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
criminalize — verb To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban … Wiktionary
