criminalizes
Bans by law
Criminalizes means makes something a crime by law.
When a government criminalizes an activity, engaging in it becomes punishable: The state criminalized possession of certain drugs.
The term often appears in debates about whether prohibition helps or harms: Criminalizing homelessness doesn't solve the housing crisis.
Fugitives from justice
- bansOfficial restrictions imposed
- prohibitsLegally bars action
- illegalizesMakes unlawful by statute
- penalizesImposes punishment for wrongdoing
proscribes · enacts · legislates · regulates · statutes · ordinances · codes · decrees
Confinement in jail
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
- convictionFirmly held belief
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
imprisonment · fines · probation · parole · detention · correctional · custody · retribution
Official restrictions imposed
- forbidsOfficially disallows something
- outlawsFugitives from justice
- prohibitsLegally bars action
- restrictsPlaces limits upon
bars · interdicts · vetoes · censors · suppresses · contraband · illicit · unlawful
Violation of divine law
- viceBad habit or deputy
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
wickedness · corruption · depravity · unethical · impropriety · misconduct · deviance · turpitude
Marks with dishonor
- ostracizesExpels from social group
- labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
- scapegoatsThose blamed for others
- discriminatesTreats unfairly by category
profiles · stereotypes · disenfranchises · excludes · alienates · marginalizes · segregates · targets
outlaws
Fugitives from justice
- bansOfficial restrictions imposed
- prohibitsLegally bars action
- illegalizesMakes unlawful by statute
penalizes · proscribes · enacts · legislates · regulates · statutes · ordinances · codes · decrees · mandates
incarceration
Confinement in jail
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
- convictionFirmly held belief
prosecution · imprisonment · fines · probation · parole · detention · correctional · custody · retribution · deterrence
bans
Official restrictions imposed
restricts · bars · interdicts · vetoes · censors · suppresses · contraband · illicit · unlawful · illegal
sin
Violation of divine law
- viceBad habit or deputy
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
immorality · wickedness · corruption · depravity · unethical · impropriety · misconduct · deviance · turpitude · infamy
stigmatizes
Marks with dishonor
- ostracizesExpels from social group
- labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
- scapegoatsThose blamed for others
discriminates · profiles · stereotypes · disenfranchises · excludes · alienates · marginalizes · segregates · targets · persecutes
criminalizesdecriminalizes
Removes criminal penalties from
legalizes · permits · allows · authorizes · legitimizes
criminalizesendorses
Gives public support to
celebrates · normalizes · encourages · promotes · condones
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