Definitions for criminalization
crim·i·nal·iza·tion

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1. criminalization, criminalisationnoun

   legislation that makes something illegal

   "the criminalization of marijuana"

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1. criminalizationnoun

   The act of making a previously legal activity illegal.

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1. Criminalization

   Criminalization or criminalisation, in criminology, is "the process by which behaviors and individuals are transformed into crime and criminals". Previously legal acts may be transformed into crimes by legislation or judicial decision. However, there is usually a formal presumption in the rules of statutory interpretation against the retrospective application of laws, and only the use of express words by the legislature may rebut this presumption. The power of judges to make new law and retrospectively criminalise behaviour is also discouraged. In a less overt way, where laws have not been strictly enforced, the acts prohibited by those laws may also undergo de facto criminalization through more effective or committed legal enforcement. The process of criminalization takes place through societal institutions including schools, the family, and the criminal justice system.

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1. criminalization

   Criminalization is the process or act of making certain actions or behaviors illegal and punishable by law. It involves the creation of regulations or laws that define certain activities as crimes, subjecting those who commit these actions to penalties such as fines, imprisonment, or other legal sanctions.

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1. Criminalization

   Criminalization or criminalisation, in criminology, is "the process by which behaviors and individuals are transformed into crime and criminals". Previously legal acts may be transformed into crimes by legislation or judicial decision. However, there is usually a formal presumption in the rules of statutory interpretation against the retrospective application of laws and only the use of express words by the legislature may rebut this presumption. The power of judges to make new law and retrospectively criminalise behaviour is also discouraged. In a less overt way, where laws have not been strictly enforced, the acts prohibited by those laws may also undergo de facto criminalisation through more effective or committed legal enforcement.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of criminalization in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of criminalization in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of criminalization in a Sentence

1. Diane Goldstein:

   This initiative is the best chance California has to end a failed war on marijuana resulting in the criminalization of almost half a million people in the last decade.

2. Mary Sylla:

   The position of the National Harm Reduction Coalition is that criminalization of drugs has never worked to reduce drug use or addiction. It’s the opposite. Criminalization is the opposite of harm reduction.

3. Juan Pappier:

   This is a level of massive, systematic criminalization of demonstrators that we have very rarely seen in Latin America in recent decades, it's very clear the message the Cuban government is trying to convey is that what happened in July is absolutely forbidden and can not happen again.

4. Carol Anderson:

   But for a Black person to do that, somehow that's criminal. So you have the criminalization of Blackness coursing through this thing.

5. Jose Maria Aranaz:

   We are very worried about this instrumentalization of the judiciary and the continued criminalization of civil society.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=criminalization
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Criminalization
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminalization
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=criminalization