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criminalize

🇬🇧 UK/'krɪmɪn(ə)laɪz/🇺🇸 US

Definitions

v.

To make an activity illegal by law; to treat someone as a criminal

将……列为违法行为;把……定为犯罪

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
criminaccusation, crime, judgment
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
+
izeto make, to become
=criminalize

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Some countries criminalize certain activities that others consider legal.

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