criminalize
crim‧i‧nal‧ize BrE AmE (also criminalise British English) /ˈkrɪmənəl-aɪz, ˈkrɪmɪnəl-aɪz/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: ↑crime, ↑criminal, ↑criminologist, ↑criminology; verb: ↑incriminate, ↑criminalize ≠ ↑decriminalize; adjective: ↑criminal, ↑incriminating; adverb: ↑criminally]
to make something illegal, or to say that someone is a criminal because of something they have done OPP decriminalize:
The government has introduced new legislation to criminalize computer hacking.
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