criminalise
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criminalise
verb criminalises · criminalising · criminalised
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of criminalize As soon as it was suggested that it was considering the Swedish model – in which men are criminalised for buying sex, but the women working in prostitution are decriminalised – a slew of prominent male columnists started arguing against this infringement on a man's right to purchase a woman's body.
Opposite: decriminalise
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Opposite: decriminalise
Talk about this word "criminalise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/criminalise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. criminalise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/criminalise "criminalise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/criminalise.Cite this
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title = {criminalise},
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