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Synonyms for criminalization
crim·i·nal·iza·tion
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Wiktionary
criminalizationnoun
Antonyms:
decriminalizationcriminalizationnoun
Antonyms:
decriminalization
Princeton's WordNet
criminalization, criminalisationnoun
legislation that makes something illegal
"the criminalization of marijuana"
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criminalisationAntonyms:
decriminalisation, decriminalization
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List of paraphrases for "criminalization":
criminalisation, criminalizing, penalization, incrimination, criminality, penalisation, penalty, jeopardy, penalizing
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#4806 | penalty | |
#20776 | jeopardy | |
#50217 | criminality | |
#82430 | incrimination | |
#92253 | criminalization | |
#102525 | criminalizing | |
#109882 | penalizing | |
#164298 | criminalisation | |
#270402 | penalization |
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These women are victims of an escalating crackdown on the right to freedom of expression and criminalization of dissent. Instead of persecuting them, the Zimbabwean authorities should focus their efforts on holding those suspected to be responsible for their horrifying abduction, torture and sexual assault to account.
They're [state legislature] sort of guilty of serial over-criminalization. They continue to pass ad hoc bills that could criminalize behavior that could already be charged under the current statute, yes it's responding to a tragedy … a tragedy does not mean that there are no tools available to hold people accountable in those cases.
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.
I have long believed that the criminalization of marijuana has been a mistake, and the racially disparate enforcement of marijuana laws has only compounded this mistake, with serious consequences, particularly for communities of color.
What we need is a very clear statement, from the Roman Catholic Church at least, that criminalization is wrong.
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