Definitions for illegalizeɪˈli gəˌlaɪz
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
il•le•gal•izeɪˈli gəˌlaɪz(v.t.)-ized, -iz•ing.
to make illegal.
Category: Law
Origin of illegalize:
1810–20
Princeton's WordNet
outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise(verb)
declare illegal; outlaw
"Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."
Wiktionary
illegalize(Verb)
To make illegal, to prohibit by law, to criminalize something that had previously been legal.
Webster Dictionary
Illegalize(verb)
to make or declare illegal or unlawful
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