criminalization

Questions about criminalization

What does criminalization mean?

criminalization means "legislation that makes something illegal".

How many syllables are in criminalization?

criminalization has 6 syllables: crim-i-na-li-za-tion. The stress falls on "za". In IPA it is /ˌkɹɪmənələˈzeɪʃən/.

What is another word for criminalization?

Close synonyms include criminalisation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of criminalization?

The recorded antonyms are decriminalization.

Is criminalization a common word?

criminalization is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with criminalization?

94 words rhyme with criminalization. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.