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  • verb chiefly UK Alternative spelling of criminalize.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb declare illegal; outlaw

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Examples

  • Shepstone were wanted criminals, saying this was part of a government trend to "criminalise" the ANC.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1993

  • The programme also stated that the DEB will "criminalise" filesharers.

    Blogposts | guardian.co.uk Helienne Lindvall 2010

  • Nick Herbert, the Police minister, said that it was important not to "criminalise" the everyday experiences of young people.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • "Use of the word 'criminalise' in the introduction to the report was inaccurate but that this aspect of the complaint had been satisfactorily dealt with by the programme at the earliest opportunity," the committee added.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • She said the decision to indict Mr Barakeh was an attempt to "criminalise" his political role and reflected an "escalation" in using the law against Arab politicians.

    Qwaider Planet 2010

  • She said the decision to indict Mr Barakeh was an attempt to "criminalise" his political role and reflected an "escalation" in using the law against Arab politicians.

    Palestine Blogs aggregator 2010

  • The programme also stated that the DEB will "criminalise" filesharers.

    Media news, UK and world media comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk Helienne Lindvall 2010

  • She said the decision to indict Mr Barakeh was an attempt to "criminalise" his political role and reflected an "escalation" in using the law against Arab politicians.

    Palestine Blogs aggregator 2010

  • In his speech to the rally in Dunajská Streda SMK leader Pál Csáky said that the amendments to the State Language Act 'criminalise' the use of the Hungarian language in Slovakia.

    Slovak Spectator 2009

  • Of course, at times the plans by the police to 'criminalise' and 'terrorise' the religious minorities prove unsuccessful.

    Countercurrents.org 2008

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