In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
CRIMINALISE
outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise
(verb) declare illegal; outlaw; “Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
criminalise (third-person singular simple present criminalises, present participle criminalising, simple past and past participle criminalised)
Non-Oxford British standard spelling of criminalize.
Antonyms
• decriminalise
Source: Wiktionary
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