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Criminalise

verb/kɹˈɪmɪnəlˌaɪz/
Definition
declare illegal; outlaw
Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈɪmɪnəlˌaɪz/
🇬🇧British English
/kɹˈɪmɪnəlˌaɪz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kɹˈɪmɪnəlˌaɪz/
5 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪmɪnəlˌaɪz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbdeclare illegal; outlaw
“Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.”
Word Forms
outlawrynounillegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
outlawnounsomeone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
crimenoun(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
kriminalisieren
für illegal erklären; verbieten
🇫🇷French
criminaliser
déclarer illégal ; interdire
🇪🇸Spanish
criminalizar
declarar ilegal; proscrito
🇮🇹Italian
criminalizzare
dichiarare illegale; fuorilegge
🇳🇱Dutch
criminaliseren
illegaal verklaren; balling
🇵🇹Portuguese
criminalizar
declarar ilegal; foragido
🇷🇺Russian
криминализировать
объявить незаконным; вне закона
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अपराध
अवैध घोषित करना; डाकू
🇧🇩Bengali
অপরাধী করা
অবৈধ ঘোষণা করা; অবৈধ
🇮🇳Tamil
குற்றமாக்கு
சட்டவிரோதமாக அறிவிக்கவும்; சட்டவிரோதம்
🇮🇳Telugu
నేరంగా పరిగణించండి
చట్టవిరుద్ధంగా ప్రకటించండి; చట్టవిరుద్ధం
🇮🇳Marathi
गुन्हेगारीकरण
बेकायदेशीर घोषित करा; बेकायदेशीर
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગુનાહિત કરવું
ગેરકાયદેસર જાહેર કરો; ગેરકાયદેસર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಪರಾಧೀಕರಿಸು
ಅಕ್ರಮ ಎಂದು ಘೋಷಿಸಿ; ಕಾನೂನುಬಾಹಿರ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുറ്റകരമാക്കുക
നിയമവിരുദ്ധമായി പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുക; നിയമവിരുദ്ധം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਪਰਾਧੀਕਰਨ
ਗੈਰ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਘੋਸ਼ਿਤ; ਗੈਰਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
مجرم بنانا
غیر قانونی قرار دینا؛ غیر قانونی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
定罪
宣布非法;取缔
🇯🇵Japanese
犯罪化する
違法であると宣言する。無法者
🇰🇷Korean
범죄화하다
불법이라고 선언하다; 무법자
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hình sự hóa
tuyên bố bất hợp pháp; ngoài vòng pháp luật
🇹🇭Thai
ทำให้เป็นอาชญากร
ประกาศผิดกฎหมาย; คนนอกกฎหมาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengkriminalisasi
menyatakan ilegal; penjahat
🇵🇭Filipino
gawing kriminal
magdeklara ng ilegal; bawal
🇲🇾Malay
menjenayahkan
mengisytiharkan haram; haram
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تجريم
أعلن أنه غير قانوني؛ خارج عن القانون
🇮🇷Persian
جرم انگاری
اعلام غیرقانونی؛ قانون شکن
🇹🇷Turkish
suç saymak
yasadışı ilan etmek; kanun kaçağı
🇮🇱Hebrew
להפליל
להכריז על בלתי חוקי; לְהוֹצִיא מִחוּץ לָחוֹק
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