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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
criminalize /ˈkrɪmɪnəlʌɪz/ (or criminalise /ˈkrɪmɪn(ə)lʌɪz/)

▶verb make (an activity) illegal.

■ turn (someone) into a criminal by making their activities illegal.

– derivatives
criminalization /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun.

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