criminalize

Verb
  1. Treat as a criminal (synset 202520746)
    is a type of: do by, handle, treat - interact in a certain way
  2. Declare illegal;
    Outlaw (synset 202486512)
    "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."
    is a type of: disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto - command against
    subtypes: ban, censor - forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
    same as: criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw

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