CRIMINALIZATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Legislation that makes something illegal

Example:

the criminalization of marijuana

Synonyms:

criminalisation; criminalization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("criminalization" is a kind of...):

lawmaking; legislating; legislation (the act of making or enacting laws)

Antonym:

decriminalization (legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal)