Meanings
nounillegalization (countable and uncountable, plural illegalizations)
plural illegalizations
- countableuncountableThe act or process of illegalizing.
“Once the drug illegalization crowd gets hold of it, that’s that,” said Alexander Shulgin, a former Dow chemist who discovered the effects of MDMA, or ecstasy, which has also been made a controlled substance.
2008 May 4, Benedict Carey, “A Psychedelic ‘Problem Child’ Comes Full Circle”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
Translations
Catalan il·legalització
- il·legalitzacióTranslations
French illégalisation
- illégalisationTranslations
German Illegalisierung
- IllegalisierungTranslations
Italian illegalizzazione
- illegalizzazioneTranslations
Portuguese ilegalização
- ilegalizaçãoTranslations
Spanish ilegalización
- ilegalizaciónTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
illegalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegalization
MLA
“illegalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegalization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “illegalization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegalization.
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