illegalized
Rendered against law
Illegalized is the past tense and past participle of illegalize, meaning to make something illegal or unlawful.
It describes the act of prohibiting by law what was previously permitted or unregulated.
The substance was illegalized in the 1970s after concerns about its safety emerged.
The term appears less frequently than its opposite, legalized, but serves the same grammatical function in describing legislative or regulatory changes.
Forbidden by law
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- proscribedFormally forbidden by authority
- interdictedProhibited by decree
- forbiddenNot allowed
disallowed · barred · embargoed · censored · suppressed · vetoed · quashed · taboo
Prohibited trade goods
- black-marketIllicit trading network
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- smuggledMoved goods illegally
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
covert · illicit · unlicensed · unpermitted · unauthorized · unsanctioned · trafficked · hidden
Made a serious crime
- penalizedGiven a disadvantage for violation
- prosecutedLegally charged with crime
- indictedFormally charged legally
- convictedJudged guilty of crime
incarcerated · sentenced · arraigned · punishable · offense · infraction · transgression · misconduct
Made no longer a crime
- repealedOfficially withdrawn from effect
- revokedOfficially canceled or withdrawn
- rescindedFormally withdrew or canceled
- annulledDeclared legally void
invalidated · voided · legislated · enacted · regulated · reformed · overturned · reversed
outlawed
Forbidden by law
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- proscribedFormally forbidden by authority
- interdictedProhibited by decree
forbidden · disallowed · barred · embargoed · censored · suppressed · vetoed · quashed · taboo · verboten
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
- black-marketIllicit trading network
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- smuggledMoved goods illegally
clandestine · covert · illicit · unlicensed · unpermitted · unauthorized · unsanctioned · trafficked · hidden · secret
felonized
Made a serious crime
- penalizedGiven a disadvantage for violation
- prosecutedLegally charged with crime
- indictedFormally charged legally
convicted · incarcerated · sentenced · arraigned · punishable · offense · infraction · transgression · misconduct · lawbreaking
decriminalized
Made no longer a crime
- repealedOfficially withdrawn from effect
- revokedOfficially canceled or withdrawn
- rescindedFormally withdrew or canceled
annulled · invalidated · voided · legislated · enacted · regulated · reformed · overturned · reversed · nullified
illegalizedlegalized
Made officially permissible
decriminalized · lawful · legal · permitted · authorized