Synonyms for criminalization
crim·i·nal·iza·tion

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1. criminalizationnoun

   Antonyms:
   decriminalization

2. criminalizationnoun

   Antonyms:
   decriminalization

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1. criminalization, criminalisationnoun

   legislation that makes something illegal

   "the criminalization of marijuana"

   Synonyms:
   criminalisation

   Antonyms:
   decriminalisation, decriminalization

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1. • Legislation

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1. List of paraphrases for "criminalization":

   criminalisation, criminalizing, penalization, incrimination, criminality, penalisation, penalty, jeopardy, penalizing

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How to use criminalization in a sentence?

1. Yvonne Hsu:

   Folks who lack immigration papers are probably less likely to travel out of state to seek abortion care because of checkpoints and the fear of arrest, adding the additional layer of criminalization, to communities of color and immigrant communities, I think it's really having a chilling effect. And so what we've been doing is just making sure that they know these barriers already exist.

2. Asha Banerjee:

   The incarceration argument is especially important because in these states where abortion bans have come into play, there’s a huge criminalization aspect.

3. Mike Huckabee:

   We are moving rapidly toward the criminalization of Christianity.

4. Leonardo Javier Raznovich:

   What we need is a very clear statement, from the Roman Catholic Church at least, that criminalization is wrong.

5. Myron Brilliant:

   What we're really seeing right now is a focus around piracy and criminalization of certain IP activity. We're not even really seeing clarity around trade secrets.