as in to outlaw
to make or declare contrary to the law
wanted to criminalize an activity that the mountaineers had been engaging in for generations
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The plan is to criminalize certain high-tech devices.
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Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
The spokesperson for the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) condemned the use of the NSL to criminalize activities which are protected under international human rights law, including freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Still, to make the cut: neither homosexual acts nor being transgender could be criminalized.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas have introduced or enacted measures that aim to criminalize unauthorized immigration into their state with severe penalties.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
The spokesperson for the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) condemned the use of the NSL to criminalize activities which are protected under international human rights law, including freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Still, to make the cut: neither homosexual acts nor being transgender could be criminalized.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas have introduced or enacted measures that aim to criminalize unauthorized immigration into their state with severe penalties.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Criminalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminalize. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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