illegalisation

I1L1L1E1G2A1L1I1S1A1T1I1O1N1

A form of illegalization — The act or process of illegalizing.

Scrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounillegalisation (countable and uncountable, plural illegalisations)

plural illegalisations

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of illegalization.

    Mycophobic attitudes might fuel a moral panic that leads to their illegalisation, or prompt Albertus Magnus and John Gerard to issue stark warnings about the dangers of these 'new fangled meates'.

    2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 231

Origin

From illegal + -isation.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

illegalisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegalisation

MLA

“illegalisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegalisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “illegalisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegalisation.

Source: illegalisation on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.