Meaning of illegalize | Babel Free
ɪˈliːɡəlʌɪzDefinitions
To make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize.
Equivalents
Català
il·legalitzar
Deutsch
illegalisieren
Español
ilegalizar
Français
illégaliser
Galego
ilegalizar
Italiano
illegalizzare
Português
ilegalizar
Examples
“Only as recently as 1991 was the rape by a husband of his wife illegalised.”
“A 1908 Act illegalised the teagle, a particularly nasty snare of baited hooks joined by strings which was put out to attract birds during hard weather.”
“Although slavery had been illegalized by 1870, fundamental prejudice could not be legislated away.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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