Noun: criminalization ,kri-mi-nu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,kri-mi-nu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
- Legislation that makes something illegal
"the criminalization of marijuana";
- criminalisation [Brit]
Derived forms: criminalizations
Type of: lawmaking, legislating, legislation
Antonym: decriminalization
Encyclopedia: Criminalization