Meanings
nounovercriminalization (uncountable)
alternative overcriminalisation
- uncountableExcessive criminalizing: making too many things criminal.
This short article explains how the present American overcriminalization violates biblical principles of justice.
2011, Craig A. Stern, “Crimes in America: Too Much of a Good Thing”, in The Christian LawyerAntonyms: undercriminalization
Synonyms & antonyms
nounExcessive criminalizing: making too many things criminal.
Opposite
Origin
Translations
Finnish liiallinen kriminalisointi, ylikriminalisointi
- liiallinen kriminalisointiexcessive criminalizing
- ylikriminalisointiexcessive criminalizing
Russian сверхкриминализа́ция
- сверхкриминализа́ция (sverxkriminalizácija)excessive criminalizing
Spanish sobrecriminalización
- sobrecriminalizaciónexcessive criminalizing
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overcriminalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcriminalization
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“overcriminalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcriminalization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcriminalization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcriminalization.
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