criminalize
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++crim·i·nal·ize (also criminalise British English) /ˈkrɪmənəl-aɪz/ verb [transitive] SCLto make something illegal, or to say that someone is a criminal because of something they have done 立法禁止，使不合法，刑事化；宣告〔某人〕有罪 OPP decriminalize The government has introduced new legislation to criminalize computer hacking. 政府推行了新的法规把非法侵入计算机列为犯罪行为。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
criminalize• Campaign finance reform, then, should not simply criminalize a few activities at the edges.• It's the only way they can go around harassing and criminalizing black kids and think they're doing a good job.• However, opponents charge that the new Internet regulations amount to unconstitutional censorship that would criminalize expression protected by the First Amendment.• Government itself was rarely the active initiator in the move to criminalize immorality.• By criminalizing physician-assisted suicide, the Supreme Court has driven a criminal wedge between the dying and their doctors.• In 1937, the U.S. government criminalized the use of marijuana.crim·i·nal·ize verbChineseSyllable
illegal, make to to that someone say or is something Corpus
criminalize
crim‧i‧nal‧ize
(also criminalise British English) /ˈkrɪmənəl-aɪz, ˈkrɪmɪnəl-aɪz/ verb [transitive]
OPP decriminalize:
The government has introduced new legislation to criminalize computer hacking.
crim‧i‧nal‧ize
(also criminalise British English) /ˈkrɪmənəl-aɪz, ˈkrɪmɪnəl-aɪz/ verb [transitive] Word Family: noun: crime, criminal, criminologist, criminology; verb: incriminate, criminalize ≠ decriminalize; adjective: criminal, incriminating; adverb: criminally
to make something illegal, or to say that someone is a criminal because of something they have done OPP decriminalize:
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