illegalization

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illegalization

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From illegalize + -ation or il- + legalization.

noun illegalizations

  1. countable, uncountable The act or process of illegalizing. “Once the drug illegalization crowd gets hold of it, that’s that,” said Alexander Shulgin, a former Dow chemist who discovered the effects of MDMA, or ecstasy, which has also been made a controlled substance.

Opposite: legalization

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Opposite: legalization

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Españolilegalización
Portuguêsilegalização
Françaisillégalisation
DeutschIllegalisierung
Italianoillegalizzazione

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"illegalization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/illegalization. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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illegalization. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/illegalization

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@misc{illegalization_2026,
  title = {illegalization},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/illegalization},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}