criminalisation

English

Etymology

From criminal +‎ -isation or criminalise +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

criminalisation (countable and uncountable, plural criminalisations)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of criminalization.
   • 2018 December 11, Sarah Boseley, “Criminalisation of sex work normalises violence, review finds”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     “It is clear from our review that criminalisation of sex work normalises violence and reinforces gender, racial, economic and other inequalities.

Derived terms

• recriminalisation

 

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

criminalisation f (plural criminalisations)

1. criminalization