Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
CRIMINALIZE
outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise
(verb) declare illegal; outlaw; “Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.”
criminalize
(verb) treat as a criminal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
criminalize (third-person singular simple present criminalizes, present participle criminalizing, simple past and past participle criminalized)
(transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
(transitive) To treat as a criminal.
Source: Wiktionary
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