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Meaning of illegalize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
ɪˈliːɡəlʌɪz

Definitions

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.
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