illegalizes
Makes against law
Illegalizes means makes illegal or unlawful.
A government illegalizes an activity by passing legislation that prohibits it: The new law illegalizes the sale of certain pesticides.
The word is a straightforward verb form of illegal, though "makes illegal" or "bans" often sounds more natural in everyday speech.
Declares legally forbidden
- outlawsFugitives from justice
- bansOfficial restrictions imposed
- prohibitsLegally bars action
- proscribesForbids or condemns officially
enacts · codifies · legislates · statute · ordinance · decree · bill · act
Officially disallows something
- disallowsRefuses to authorize
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- blocksObstructs or sections
- interdictsFormally forbids or blocks
vetoes · embargoes · censors · suppresses · restricts · contraband · bootleg · black-market
Imposes punishment for wrongdoing
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- prosecutesPursues legal action
- enforcesCompels obedience to
- complianceAdhering to requirements
crackdown · clampdown · oversight · regulatory · mandate · directive · jurisdiction · governance
criminalizes
Declares legally forbidden
proscribes · enacts · codifies · legislates · statute · ordinance · decree · bill · act · parliament
forbids
Officially disallows something
interdicts · vetoes · embargoes · censors · suppresses · restricts · contraband · bootleg · black-market · smuggling
penalizes
Imposes punishment for wrongdoing
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- prosecutesPursues legal action
- enforcesCompels obedience to
compliance · crackdown · clampdown · oversight · regulatory · mandate · directive · jurisdiction · governance · policing
invalidates
Makes no longer binding
rescinds · abrogates · overturns · nullifies · revokes · cancels · quashes · abolishes · reverses · undoes
illegalizeslegalizes
Makes officially permitted
decriminalizes · unbans · permits · authorizes · legitimizes