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Criminalize is an English word with synonyms like treat or decriminalise. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Criminalize in a sentence

Criminalize | Criminalized | Criminalizes

Criminalize meaning

  1. To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
  2. To treat as a criminal.

Using Criminalize

  • The main meaning on this page is: To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban. | To treat as a criminal.
  • Useful related words include: treat, decriminalise, disallow, veto.
  • In the example corpus, criminalize often appears in combinations such as: to criminalize, that criminalize, criminalize the.

Context around Criminalize

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 14 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Criminalize

  • In this selection, "criminalize" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, doctors, homelessness and minor stand out and add context to how "criminalize" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aimed to criminalize content that and attempt to criminalize trump s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "criminalize" sits close to words such as accessorized, acs and adoptions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with criminalize

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The bill would not criminalize teachers or state employees. (9 words)

The legislations are used to criminalize Muslims and Christians. (9 words)

The House approved legislation to criminalize fentanyl trafficking with mandatory prison time. (12 words)

Ang tingin namin, imposibleng maachieve iyan unless gumamit ka ng mga hocus-pocus,” he stressed, saying that when they did their own campaign to criminalize the distribution of pork barrel funds, it took them a year to gather about two million signatures. (42 words)

Dapat po i-criminalize na yan (It was already proposed here in the 18th Congress) either imprisonment or fine, ang naging proposal po ay (the proposal was) PHP500,000, and perpetual disqualification to hold public office,” he said. (38 words)

I find it particularly ironic that latter-day progressives in Massachusetts, California, and other blue states were among the first to push for legalization, given that their Progressive forefathers were also the first to criminalize weed. (36 words)

I'm not sure I really want to to know, but what inspired Maryland to criminalize oral sex with animals? (20 words)

Amid the policies and rhetoric we’re hearing, which seem to criminalize immigration, what do you think will be the true impact of these measures on our community’s future? (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

Contributing to this issue are current zero-tolerance policies enforced in schools that criminalize minor infractions of school rules, by suspending or expelling students.

Dapat po i-criminalize na yan (It was already proposed here in the 18th Congress) either imprisonment or fine, ang naging proposal po ay (the proposal was) PHP500,000, and perpetual disqualification to hold public office,” he said.

I cannot stand by while Trudeau’s Liberal government puts forward legislation to criminalize thousands of Canadians for no justified reason.

I find it particularly ironic that latter-day progressives in Massachusetts, California, and other blue states were among the first to push for legalization, given that their Progressive forefathers were also the first to criminalize weed.

I'm not sure I really want to to know, but what inspired Maryland to criminalize oral sex with animals?

Or her support for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, a bill that would criminalize doctors for failing to provide medical care in the extremely rare event that a fetus survived an attempted abortion.

Texas’ state leaders have moved to criminalize homelessness with “catastrophic consequences,” Mollica said.

The authorities should repeal the country’s colonial-era laws that criminalize consensual same-sex conduct and pass comprehensive civil legislation prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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The bill would not criminalize teachers or state employees.

The House approved legislation to criminalize fentanyl trafficking with mandatory prison time.

The legislations are used to criminalize Muslims and Christians.

The Online Safety Bill originally aimed to criminalize content that encourages self-harm on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

This is an illegitimate attempt to criminalize Trump’s post-election statements when no law had done so, all so Democrats can have a mulligan on their failed second impeachment.

This kind of surveillance, and using technology to monitor and criminalize people, is not new.

Yet, Republicans in Congress and across the country continue to push for a national abortion ban, to criminalize doctors and nurses, and to make contraception harder to access.

Amid the policies and rhetoric we’re hearing, which seem to criminalize immigration, what do you think will be the true impact of these measures on our community’s future?

Ang tingin namin, imposibleng maachieve iyan unless gumamit ka ng mga hocus-pocus,” he stressed, saying that when they did their own campaign to criminalize the distribution of pork barrel funds, it took them a year to gather about two million signatures.

Despite having laws that criminalize same-sex relationships, these countries have agreed to the deal's provisions, which aim to promote human rights and sustainable development.

In this case, City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, the Court will consider whether cities can criminalize and punish homelessness when there is not adequate shelter space for them.

Last month, the court sidestepped the Eighth Amendment’s ban on “cruel and unusual punishments” to criminalize homelessness.

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Common combinations with criminalize

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "criminalize" in a sentence?
An example: "Contributing to this issue are current zero-tolerance policies enforced in schools that criminalize minor infractions of school rules, by suspending or expelling students." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "criminalize" from authentic English texts.
What does "criminalize" mean?
Criminalize means: To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
What are synonyms of "criminalize"?
Common synonyms of "criminalize" include: treat, decriminalise, disallow, veto, proscribe, interdict, prohibit, forbid. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "criminalize" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "criminalize", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.