Criminalize

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  criminalize \criminalize\ v. t.
     to declare (an act) to be illegal.
  
     Syn: outlaw, illegalize, ban.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  criminalize
       v 1: treat as a criminal
       2: declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the
          U.S." [syn: {outlaw}, {criminalise}, {illegalize}, {illegalise}]
          [ant: {legalize}, {legalize}, {legalize}]