criminalization

Definitions

1. The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.
   countable, uncountable
2. The act of turning someone into a criminal by making their activities illegal.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“And of course, s/m players who participate⟳ in breath play⟳ will also be more vulnerable to criminalization under such a new law.”

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