criminalize

US [ˈkrɪmɪn(ə)lˌaɪz]
UK [ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz]
  • v.(通过新的法律)使不合法;把…当罪犯对待
  • Web使负刑事责任;宣布…犯法;认定有罪或违法
Simple Present:criminalizes  Present Participle:criminalizing  Past Tense:criminalized  
criminalize
v.
1.
~ sth
(通过新的法律)使不合法,使非法to make sth illegal by passing a new law
The use of opium was not criminalized until fairly recently.
直到最近抽鸦片才被判定为非法。
2.
~ sb
把…当罪犯对待to treat sb as a criminal

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