Meanings
nouncriminalisation (countable and uncountable, plural criminalisations)
plural criminalisations
- UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of criminalization.
“It is clear from our review that criminalisation of sex work normalises violence and reinforces gender, racial, economic and other inequalities.
2018 November 12, Sarah Boseley, “Criminalisation of sex work normalises violence, review finds”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlegislation that makes something illegal
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Rhymes with criminalisation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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APA
criminalisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminalisation
MLA
“criminalisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminalisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “criminalisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criminalisation.
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