criminalised
Declared against law
Criminalised is the British spelling of criminalized, the past tense and past participle of criminalize.
To criminalize something is to make it illegal—to turn an act into a crime by law: The government criminalised the possession of certain drugs.
The word often appears in debates about whether laws should punish particular behaviors: Poverty itself has been effectively criminalised.
Forbidden by law
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- illegalForbidden by statute
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
- bannedOfficially disallowed
proscribed · interdicted · indictable · felony · misdemeanor · offense · statute · legislation
Confinement in jail
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- convictionFirmly held belief
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
imprisonment · fine · probation · parole · detention · correctional · sanction · judiciary
Below ground or countercultural
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- black-marketIllicit trading network
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- illicitProhibited by law
hidden · secretive · underworld · shadow · forbidden · taboo · suppressed · censored
Illegal transport for profit
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- launderingCleaning fabric items
- racketeeringConducting illegal business schemes
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
counterfeiting · embezzlement · extortion · poaching · gambling · prostitution · loitering · vagrancy
Treated as unimportant
- stigmatisedMarked with dishonor
- persecutedSubjected to hostile treatment
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
- targetedChosen for specific attention
discriminated · minority · dissent · activism · protest · homosexuality · abortion · blasphemy
outlawed
Forbidden by law
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- illegalForbidden by statute
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
banned · proscribed · interdicted · indictable · felony · misdemeanor · offense · statute · legislation · legalized
incarceration
Confinement in jail
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- convictionFirmly held belief
prosecution · imprisonment · fine · probation · parole · detention · correctional · sanction · judiciary · verdict
underground
Below ground or countercultural
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- black-marketIllicit trading network
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
illicit · hidden · secretive · underworld · shadow · forbidden · taboo · suppressed · censored · unauthorized
trafficking
Illegal transport for profit
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- launderingCleaning fabric items
- racketeeringConducting illegal business schemes
bootlegging · counterfeiting · embezzlement · extortion · poaching · gambling · prostitution · loitering · vagrancy · trespassing
marginalised
Treated as unimportant
- stigmatisedMarked with dishonor
- persecutedSubjected to hostile treatment
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
targeted · discriminated · minority · dissent · activism · protest · homosexuality · abortion · blasphemy · apostasy
criminaliseddecriminalised
Removed criminal status from
legalised · legalized · decriminalized · permitted · allowed
criminalisedlegitimised
Made lawfully valid
legitimized · normalised · normalized · accepted · endorsed
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