CRIMINALIZATION

criminalization, criminalisation

(noun) legislation that makes something illegal; “the criminalization of marijuana”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

criminalization (countable and uncountable, plural criminalizations)

The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.

Antonyms

• decriminalization

Source: Wiktionary



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15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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