criminalise

Definitions of criminalise
  1. verb
    declare illegal; outlaw
    synonyms: criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw
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    antonyms:
    decriminalise
    make legal
    types:
    ban, censor
    forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
    embargo
    ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons
    type of:
    disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto
    command against
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