Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
criminalize .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word criminalizes.
Examples
-
The term criminalizes the person rather than the actual act of illegally entering or residing in the United States without federal documents.
Crooks and Liars David Neiwert 2010
-
It kind of criminalizes being jobless, just like over the past 20 years or so we've criminalized being homeless.
HuffPost TV: Ryan Grim Discusses Orrin Hatch's Plan To Drug Test The Unemployed: 'Seems Punitive And Petty' (VIDEO) HuffPost TV 2010
-
It kind of criminalizes being jobless, just like over the past 20 years or so we've criminalized being homeless.
HuffPost TV: Ryan Grim Discusses Orrin Hatch's Plan To Drug Test The Unemployed: 'Seems Punitive And Petty' (VIDEO) HuffPost TV 2010
-
Mexican President Felipe Calderón on Monday said the measure "criminalizes" the largely social and economic phenomenon of migration.
The Seattle Times 2010
-
The application of that law no more "criminalizes" any deed than a prosecutor criminalizes bank robbery when he indicts a bank robber.
Bill of Rights Defense Committee - Headlines Jonathan Schell - CBS News 2009
-
The law criminalizes insults against a person's honor, differentiating such barbs from other protected free speech.
Call the Prime Minister a Turkey, Get Sued Marc Champion 2011
-
Whereas the Gadhafi regime criminalizes the peaceful exercise of expression and association;
Sen. Robert Menendez unveils resolution condemning Gaddafi 2011
-
The biggest downfall of the bill is probably that it does not do much to address the ever-growing immigrant detention complex and, instead, mandates a system that criminalizes immigrants.
The Media Consortium: Weekly Diaspora: Will Immigration Reform Bills Bring Voters to the Polls? The Media Consortium 2010
-
Just this week, Calderon has blasted what he called an inconsistent U.S. drug policy; which, on the one hand, criminalizes narcotics and, on the other, allows medical marijuana sales.
-
Just this week, Calderon has blasted what he called an inconsistent U.S. drug policy; which, on the one hand, criminalizes narcotics and, on the other, allows medical marijuana sales.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.