Definition of criminalization - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legalprocess of making an action illegal

The criminalization of certain substances has sparked debate.

banning

prohibition

individual impactturning someone into a criminal

The criminalization of poverty affects many vulnerable people.

indictment

penalization

prosecution

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Origin of criminalization

Latin, criminalis (relating to crime)

Examples of criminalization in a sentence

Activists are fighting against the criminalization of homelessness.
The criminalization of addiction often leads to more harm.

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French:criminalisation, ...
German:Kriminalisierung, ...
Italian:criminalizzazione, incriminazione, ...
Spanish:ilegalización, penalización, ...
Portuguese:criminalização, ...
Chinese:刑事化, 罪犯化, ...
Japanese:犯罪化, 刑事化, ...
Arabic:تَجْرِيم, ...
Hebrew:הַפְלָלָה, קְרִימִינָלִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:криминализация, преступление, ...
Ukrainian:криміналізація, ...
Hindi:अपराधीकरण, किसी को अपराधी बना देना, ...
Bengali:অপরাধীকরণ, কাউকে অপরাধী বানিয়ে তোলা, ...
Catalan:criminalització, ...
Czech:kriminalizace, činění z někoho zločince, ...
Danish:kriminalisering, ...
Dutch:criminalisering, strafbaarstelling, ...
Greek:ποινικοποίηση, εγκληματοποίηση, ...
Hungarian:kriminalizálás, bűnözővé tétel, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើឱ្យក្លាយជាបទល្មើស, ការធ្វើឱ្យក្លាយជាជនល្មើស, ...
Korean:범죄화, ...
Persian:جرم‌انگاری, مجرم‌سازی, ...
Polish:kryminalizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):criminalização, ...
Romanian:penalizare, incriminare, ...
Swedish:kriminalisering, ...
Thai:การทำให้ผิดกฎหมาย, การทำให้กลายเป็นอาชญากร, ...
Turkish:suç sayma, kriminalizasyon, ...
Vietnamese:sự hình sự hóa, hình sự hóa, ...

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