Definitions for illegalizeɪˈli gəˌlaɪz

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

il•le•gal•izeɪˈli gəˌlaɪz(v.t.)-ized, -iz•ing.

  1. to make illegal.

    Category: Law

Origin of illegalize:

1810–20

Princeton's WordNet

  1. outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise(verb)

    declare illegal; outlaw

    "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."

Wiktionary

  1. illegalize(Verb)

    To make illegal, to prohibit by law, to criminalize something that had previously been legal.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Illegalize(verb)

    to make or declare illegal or unlawful


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