illegalize
Definitions
To make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize.
Equivalents
5 more languages
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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