overcriminalisation

A form of overcriminalization — Excessive criminalizing: making too many things criminal.

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Meanings

nounovercriminalisation (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of overcriminalization
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overcriminalisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcriminalisation

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“overcriminalisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcriminalisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcriminalisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcriminalisation.

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