criminalized
Declared against law
Criminalized means made illegal by law: Marijuana possession was criminalized in the 1930s.
The term often appears in debates about whether certain acts should be crimes at all: Should drug use be criminalized or treated as a public health issue?
To say something has been criminalized emphasizes that illegality is a policy choice, not an inherent quality of the act.
Officially disallowed
- outlawedForbidden by law
- forbiddenNot allowed
- illicitProhibited by law
- proscribedFormally forbidden by authority
interdicted · barred · restricted · unauthorized · taboo · contraband · embargoed · censored
Pursuing legal charges
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- convictionFirmly held belief
- statuteEnacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
code · jurisprudence · defendant · trial · verdict · courtroom · sentencing · misdemeanor
Confinement in jail
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- jailDetention facility
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- fineAcceptable in quality
penalty · probation · parole · detention · custody · correctional · sanction · restitution
Serious criminal offense
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
contraband · laundering · extortion · forgery · counterfeiting · narcotics · bribery · racketeering
banned
Officially disallowed
proscribed · interdicted · barred · restricted · unauthorized · taboo · contraband · embargoed · censored · verboten
prosecution
Pursuing legal charges
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- convictionFirmly held belief
- statuteEnacted written rule
legislation · code · jurisprudence · defendant · trial · verdict · courtroom · sentencing · misdemeanor · plea
incarceration
Confinement in jail
fine · penalty · probation · parole · detention · custody · correctional · sanction · restitution · forfeiture
felony
Serious criminal offense
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
embezzlement · contraband · laundering · extortion · forgery · counterfeiting · narcotics · bribery · racketeering · cybercrime
criminalizeddecriminalized
Made no longer a crime
legalized · permitted · allowed · sanctioned · authorized
criminalizednormalized
Adjusted to standard measure
accepted · endorsed · celebrated · encouraged · destigmatized
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