illegalise
Make against law
To illegalise is to make something illegal—to prohibit by law what was previously permitted.
This is the British spelling; Americans write *illegalize*.
The government moved to illegalise the sale of certain weapons.
The more common term is *criminalise* or *ban*.
Make punishable by law
- outlawFugitive from justice
- banOfficial restriction on something
- prohibitFormally disallow
- proscribeOfficially forbid something
forbid · enact · statute · ordinance · regulation · law · decree · amendment
Official prohibition on trade
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- blockadeSealing off a place
- censorOne who suppresses content
- suppressForcibly put an end to
restrict · interdict · enjoin · halt · disallow · bar · boycott · veto
Prohibited trade goods
- black-marketIllicit trading network
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
trafficking · clandestine · unlicensed · unauthorized · forbidden · outlawed · taboo · verboten
Pursuing legal charges
- arrestSeize by law
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- fineAcceptable in quality
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
warrant · crackdown · raid · confiscation · sanction · punishment · sentence · incarceration
criminalize
Make punishable by law
proscribe · forbid · enact · statute · ordinance · regulation · law · decree · amendment · parliament
embargo
Official prohibition on trade
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- blockadeSealing off a place
- censorOne who suppresses content
suppress · restrict · interdict · enjoin · halt · disallow · bar · boycott · veto · quash
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
- black-marketIllicit trading network
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
smuggling · trafficking · clandestine · unlicensed · unauthorized · forbidden · outlawed · taboo · verboten · under-the-table
prosecution
Pursuing legal charges
seizure · warrant · crackdown · raid · confiscation · sanction · punishment · sentence · incarceration · conviction
illegaliselegalise
Make officially permitted
legalize · decriminalise · decriminalize · permit · authorise
illegality, illegalize, illegalizes, illegalizing, illegalized, illegalised, illegalisation